USA Flashcards
(50 cards)
Why does the cooling influence last into the sometimes early afternoon in northern California?
Takes time for the sun to burn off the fog
Right angle valleys?
Santa Barbara County/Monterey
What is one factor that links all California AVAs?
Lack of rain during the growing season
Drip irrigation is often used in CA, true or false?
True
Most widely planted black grape in CA?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Most widely planted white grape in CA?
Chardonnay
California’s own grape?
Zinfandel
ZInfandel ripens very evenly….T or F?
False
Why are zinfandels sometimes capable of such high alcohol levels?
Besides long hangtimes, sometimes the bunches ripen unevenly where raisining occurs and the sugars are higher and more concentrated.
Liquorice is sometimes a note for which black grape in CA?
Zinfandel
Largest plantings of merlot in CA?
San Joaquin in Central Valley
Most planted grape in CA?
Chardonnay
The majority of CA wines is produced where?
Central Valley
Three main regions of CA?
North Coast, Central Coast, Central Valley
Dimensions of Napa Valley?
50 x 5 kilometers
Mountains separating Napa and Sonoma?
Mayacamas
The Vaca Mountains separate Napa and what region?
Central Valley
Most significant climatic influences of Napa Valley?
Morning fog and afternoon breezes flowing north from San Pablo Bay
Most southerly AVA in Napa that flows into Sonoma?
Los Carneros
Most powerful and structured reds in the middle of Napa Valley?
Rutherford
Northernmost AVA of Napa Valley?
Calistoga
Main white varieties of Napa Valley?
Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc
What geographical influence helps to cool St. Helena and Rutherford?
Chalk Hill Gap in the Mayacamas - cool air travels through in the afternoon and provides much cooler nighttime temperatures
Part of Napa Valley where Zinfandel and Syrah grow?
Northern part of the Valley in Calistoga and St. Helena
