United States Flashcards
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Location: California
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- Carneros, Anderson Valley, Russian River Valley
2
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Location: Oregon
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- Willamette Valley
3
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Location: Washington
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- Columbia Valley
4
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Climate: California
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- warm mediterranean
- fogs from the coast along with sea breezes lowers the temps
5
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Climate: Oregon
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- moderate maritime
- sunny dry summers
- benefits from breezes from Pac Ocean and a large diurnal range
6
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Climate: Washington
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- dry but long sunlight hours and large diurnal range aid in the growing of high quality grapes
7
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Viticulture
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- grapes for sparkling usually picked a week or two before still wine to maintain the high acidity
- premium wine sites will stay cool and supply ripe grapes with teh required low sugar / high acid
8
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Grapes: California
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- CH
- PN
9
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Grapes: Washington
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- CH
- PN
- some Riesling
10
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Grapes: Oregon
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- CH
- PN
- some Muscat, Pinot Gris, Riesling and Muller Thurgau
11
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Vinification
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- highest wines made in the traditional method
- no min ageing requirements on lees
- many will age for min 12 months with much longer for premium cuvees
- tank method also used along with carbonation in Oregon
12
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Styles
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- Brut most popular w/ regards to sweetness
- Blanc de Blanc, Blanc de Noir, Rose are frequently seen
- 95% of vintage must be in bottle if vintage is on label
- 85% of grape must be in bottle if AVA listed on label
13
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California
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14
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Oregon
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- Mainly Willamet valley
- known for PN
- ocean breezes seeping through the gaps in the mountains
someone protected from the pacifics influences - rain during the winter, long dey summerss w/ ample sinshine
cooler evenings great for ripening situation on the vines - Sauv Blanc not good here because it’s longer ripening and the threat of autumn rains loom
- this is why it’s best for PN which is early ripening
- vintages can be pretty variable on yields, much like burgindy
- vineyards on hills where soils are less fertile and less risl of frost
- rich, red iron soil known as jory (state soil)
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Washington
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- mainly columbia valley
- south eastern corner of the state
- soils of volcanic, alluvial ranging from silt to gravel to sand due to the floods
- more sunshine hours during the growing season than CA
- an important factor in intensifying the flavor of grapes
- valley lies in a rain shadow caused by the Cascades which contributes to it’s dry continental climate
- hot days by cool nights
- long and even growing period
- irrigation is necessary
- need to use turbines to get air circulating to prevent the vines from freezing
- one good thing is the cold staves off the phyloxera
- 40k acres under vine
