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California Percentages: Grape, Vintage, County, State, AVA, Vineyard

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State: 100%
County: 75%
AVA: 85%
Vineyard: 95%
Variety: 75%
Vintage: State/County- 85% AVA/Vineyard- 95%
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TTB percentage requirements

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State: 75%
County: 75%
AVA: 85%
Vineyard: 95%
Variety: 75% unless Vitis Labrusca (51%)
Vintage: State/County- 85%, AVA/Vineyard- 95%
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Central Valley fun facts

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75% of California wine comes from here but it ain’t no AVA

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Meritage Requirements

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Must be no more than 90% of a single variety, must only contain Bordeaux Varieties

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Who is Zinfandel related most closely to?

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Croatian Crljenak Kastelanski

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Who owns To Kalon vineyard?

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Mainly Mondavi Winery, Opus One and Andy Beckstoffer (Beckstoffer gained the right to use ToKalon name in 200, previously only Mondavi could)

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Who makes Dominus?

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Christian Moueix, same guy that rocked out Petrus

Also making ‘Ulysses’ also in Oakville

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First winery/winemaker in Napa

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John Patchet, 1858, Charles Krug was his winemaker

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Who left Lafite to found which winery in Napa?

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Bernaard Porter, early 70s started Clos du Val

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Who left Margaux and where did he end up?

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Philippe Bascaules for Inglenook in 2011

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Who left Latour to do what?

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Denis Malbec to consult for Kapcsandy, Blankiet and Sodaro, also makes his own stuff

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Inglenook stuffs and things

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Started by Coppola originally Gustav Niebaum, then Niebaum-Coppola. Bought back Inglenook from Wine Group

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Latour Owner holdings in Cali

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Francois Pinault, owned Araujo but changed it to Eisele Vineyards

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Prominent estates that have made wines from Eilese Vineyard, where is it?

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East side of Calistoga at the base of the Vacas, Ridge, Conn Creek and the former Aurajo estate make wines from here

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Grace Family Facts

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1976 founded. Helen Keplinger current winemaker (also worked for Bryant Family)
One of the first “cult” wines, one of the first wineries to use high density plantings.

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Bryant Family Facts

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Originally had Helen Turley as wine maker (she suggested David Abrue for vineyard manger) but had a falling out. Above lake Hennessey near Colgin Estate on Pritchard Hill.

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About David Abreu

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Vineyard manager who originally worked for Caymus, the Bryant, Colgin, Inglenook, Araujo, Grace Family, Harlan, replanted Screaming Eagle in 2006 and many more. He’s a big deal. Also has Abreu Vineyards since 1980

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About Continuum Estate

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Tim Mondavi, started after the sale of Robert Mondavi to Constellation

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First AVA wholely in Napa

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Howell Mountain

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Soils in Russian River Valley

Sub AVAs in Russian River

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“Goldridge” Sandy Loam

Chalk Hill, Green Valley

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Where is Hirsch Located?

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Sonoma Coast

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Where is Williams-Selyem located?

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Russian River Valley

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Where is Joseph Swan located?

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Russian River Valley

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Where is Harlan Estate located?

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Oakville

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Where is Screaming Eagle located?
Oakville
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Where is Peay located?
Sonoma Coast
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Where is Marcassin located?
Sonoma Coast
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Where is Rochioli located?
Russian River Valley
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Where is Dehlinger located?
Russian River Valley
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Who makes "Les Pavots" and where?
Peter Michael | Knights Valley
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What is Bennet Valley known for?
Merlot
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Where is Gloria Ferrer and what is their story?
Pioneering sparkling wine production in Carneros. Jose Ferrer from Freixenet Cava named the winery for his wife Gloria
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All wines from Sonoma County must have what on the label?
"Sonoma County" regardless if thre is an AVA listed
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Why and when was Mendocino reduced in size?
2014 to make room for Eagle Peak AVA
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What river runs through Anderson Valley AVA
Navarro
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What's special about Mendocino Ridge AVA?
Must be over 1200ft elevation
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Where is Monte Bello planted?
Santa Cruz west of San Jose on limestone | first vintage 1892
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Where is the bonny doon vineyard?
Santa Cruz Mountains
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Where is Wente and what is the AVA known for?
Livermore Valley; Sauvignon Blanc
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What is Santa Lucia Highlands known for? what counties is it in? Notable producers/vineyards
``` Pinot Noir, high elevation, fog, granit soils (well drained) Monterey County Morgan (double L vineyard) Pisoni Gary Franscioni's ROAR Talbot sleepy hollow Gary's vineyard ```
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Who produced the first varietal labelled Chardonnay?
Wente, many Chardonnay vines are the Wente Clone
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What happened to Donny Boon vineyard?
Succumed to Pierce's Deseas
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Wine maker for Ridge
Paul Draper
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Talk about Mount Harlan
Very good Pinot Noir area. , limestone, many exceptional vineyard sites Josh Jenson's Calera make low yield Pinot
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Counties East and south west of San Fran, continuing down to Santa Barbara
Contra Costa (east), Alameda (east/south east-ish) San Mateo (South east, coastal) Santa Clara (south) Santa Cruz (south of San Mateo, Coastal) Monterey (big ass county, coastal, inland) San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara
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County of Paso Robles River and differences on either side of river AVAs of Paso Robles
Lan Luis Obispo Salinas River East of river = Sandier, Warmer, Arid West of River = Marine air cooling from Tmpleton Gap, Limestone and Calcerous Soils
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Talk about the Nursery at Tablas Creek
Chateau Beaucastel expirements with Rhone Clones here
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Where would you most likely fin Pinot Noir in San Luis Obispo?
Edna Valley
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What happens to the coastline at Santa Barbara County?
It sharply turns East-West
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AVAs in Santa Barbara County
Santa Maria Valley (partially in San Louis Obispo Ballard Canyon inside Santa Ynez left of Happy Canyon Los Olivos inside St Ynez left of Ballard conyon Santa Ynez, Sta Rita Hills (abbreviated because Chile sued them) mostly inside Santa Ynez, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara (inside of Santa Ynez),
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Where is Ben Nacido Vineyard and what is it known for?
Northern Santa Barbara | Very large vineyard known for Pinot and Chard
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Where are Au Bon Climat and Qupe?
Santa Maria Valley
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Lodi AVA facts
``` 20% of Cali wine comes from here. A gap in the coastal ranges pulls in cool air Home of Stutter Home and Mondavi's Woodbridge 7 AVAs Alta Mesa Borden Ranch Mokelumne River Cosummnes River Jahant Sloughhouse Clement Hills ```
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``` In which counties are: Capay Valley Dunnigan Hills Clarksburg Merritt Island ```
All Central Valley Capay Valley, Dunnigan Hills, Merritt Island: YOLO Clarksburg: Sacramento Solano, Yolo
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Sub AVAs of Sierra Foothills
El Dorado (North) Fair Play, FiddleTown, Shenandoah Valley (south of El Dorado in a tight group)
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Where is Calera and what the hell do they do? Winemaker?
San Benito County High elevation limestone Mt. Harlan with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay Josh Jensen winemaker
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What's up with Bechtold vineyard? | Major winemakers
1886 Cinsault Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon gets most of the north vineyard Tegan Passalacqua of Turley gets middle section
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What's up with Kirschenmann
20 acre Vineyard east Mokelumne River AVA | Owned by Tegan Passalacqua (Turley/Sandlands) that the cool kids source from
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Mind map Napa AVAs
Across from Sbucks Playhouse Square in bushes to right big pile of diamonds (diamond mountain) Turn right Pile of rocks w/stream (Spring mountain) Down to restaurant door is Helen Miran as Pope (Saint Helena) Far corner ford model T crashed (Rutherford) Cross Street giant oak tree (Oakville) In wall French Laundry doorway (Yountville) Theater door Giant Stag (Stags Leap) Right of Sbucks door bee dressed as Darth Vader (Mount Veeder) Left of Sbucks door Little grassy knoll with oak Stump (oak knoll) Inside revolving door a meat clock (Carneros) Sugar/Cream Station Howell's Moving Castle (HowellMountain) Going to pick up go through valley of chilies (chilies Valley) at cash register: Atlas statue (Atlas Peak) in line q Cock is Comb (coombsville) and wild horse (wild horse valley)
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Who makes La Joie?
Verite (in Chalk Hill AVA), by Jess Jackson (yes that Jackson) Most expensive Cabernet in Sonoma
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Littorai Winemaker?
Ted Lemon
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Which winery did Agoston Haraszthy found? Where and when?
Buena Vista Winery 1857 Sonoma
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What is the ma in factor in RRV AVA boundaries?
fog
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Which AVA inside RRV is more suited to Warmer Varieties?
ChaIk Hill (butting up against anderson valley) similar to other higher elevation in Sonoma is is rocky volcanic soil (as opposed to LStone and Goldridge Loam) `
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Martinelli, Sea view, flowers, Hirsch, Marcissin, Wild Hog are where?
Fort Ross Sea view
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fog Line in relation to Sonoma Coast
Great vineyards are above fog line SO as to revere full Sun, Ocean breeze cools the vines
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Who makes "De Coalo" ?
Benziger Winery
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Name 4 vineyards from Joel Peterson and Corresponding AVAs
``` Barrica/oId Hill in Sonoma Valley Big River in Alexander Valley Teldischi Vineyard in Dry creek Valley Belloni in RRV Dickerson in Napa Valley ```
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``` Attach to wineries and vineyards Warren Dutton Joe Rochioli Joe Swan Davis Bynum ```
- -Dutton Goldfield winery free stone Hill McDougal (Sonoma coast) Devils Gulch (Marin County) Dutton vineyard, patchwork over 80 vineyards in RRV, Green Valley, and Sonoma Coast. Many wineries use Dutton fruit. - -Joseph Swan Vineyards Old Vine Zin - -Rochioli first gave fruit to Davis Bynum but built own place 1985 ferrel Started Gary ferreI wines also crushed rochioli Pinot/chard at Bynum where he was wine maker until 2000 Bynum retired 2008 and sold winery to Jeremy Baker (toronto restaurant guy)
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Ed Selyem Story
Started "Hacienda del Rio" winery in 1981 v.th Bert Williams. Later changed to Williams Selyem Bob Cabral now who maker. Purchases Rochioli fruit
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Merry Edwards Story
Made wine for Mount Eden Vineyards, Matanzas Creek, and Domain Laurier Started Merry Edwards in 1998 Buys fruit from Pellegrino' families Olivet Lane vineyard
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Judy and Tom Jordan in RRV projects
J Vineyards and winery founders founded 87 | Chard Pinot Metoyer Tradish fresh
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David Ramey Story
Super Star winemaker with Stints at Simi, Mantazas Creek, Chalk Hill, as will as Dominus and Rudd in Napa. Makes a Syrah from Rodgers Creek Vineyard in Petaluma Gap Chardonnays from Hudson and Hyde vineyards in Napa Carneros as well as Ritchie Vineyard in RRV hold "Neoclassical" Style with whole cluster, n ate yeast, lees Stirring, Burgundian barrels
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which estate did Wine maker Mila Grgich first work for?
Montelena Vorked there during 1976 Used Alexander Valley chard in the wine in Judgement Grgich Hills is in Rutherford
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Where is Eisle Vineyard?
Calistoga. Araujo used to bottle the wines from here but name changed to Eisle vineyards
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Carter Cellars' famous bottlings
Luxe Cabernet S. one from beckstoffer To Kalon fruit.
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Washington State's first AVA
Yakima Valley, 1983
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Are you m on likely to see Yakima Valley vines on floor or slopes?
Slopes. Used to be on floor but slopes are less fertile plus better canopy management
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Where would you find Hogue and who owns?
Yakima Valley. Bought by Constellation
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Yakima known m on for Cab or Syrah? Exceptions
Cats Walla Walla is Syrah country. Mike Sauer of Red willow Vineyard and Pick Bout she" of Boushey Vineyard both produce good Syrah
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Story behind Cole Solare
Piero Antinori teamed with St Michelle to make "shinning Mountain" Cab dominated
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Where is Red Willow why and an what is it known for
Yakima, Syrah
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Kiona, Ciel du Cheval, and Klipsun are all what?
Vineyards on Red Mountain. Supplied early vintages of Col Solare
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Who makes CMS and what else have they done?
Hedges family. Also makes "Hedges family Estate Mountain" Bordeaux blend They led the A UA petition for Red Mountain
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Who founded Leone It in
Gary Figgins
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What are the 3 Major rivers east of the Cascades?
Snake, Yakima, Columbia
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former Name of St. Michael Estates? Which Major Napa property do they own?
Stimson Lane | Stag's Leap
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What is Cold Check in Washington?
Old is he Chardonnay and Riesling vineyard owned CSMichelle, 38 miles east of Yakima labelled just "Columbia Valley"
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Red Mountain Soil and Rainfall
Grauel/silty Loam. 5-7 in. rain per year
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there is Stone street winery located and what dies it make?
Jackson Estate's where in Anderson valley. Has Alexander Mountain Estate vineyard. "Most spectacular in the region" volcanic Soil, 2,400 ft, Cab/chard
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Who makes what from San Lorenzo Vineyard and where is it?
Seghesio Vineyards in Anderson Valley | one of 2 1890s Zin vineyards
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Where is Mantanzas Creek located?
Bennet Valley, makes a fine as Merlot
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Where is Capture Vines located and what is its Story?
Ben and Tara Sharp with Dennis Malbec In Pine Mountain. Cloverdale Peak AVA High elevation, Rocky Soiled Cab Sauv and Saur Blanc
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Where is the red hill vineyard
it is a single vineyard AVA in umqua
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Name 2 single vineyards in Red Mountain
Klipsun Vineyard Ciel du Cheval Vineyard kiona vineyard
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Name 5 producers in red Mountain
Col Solare I'Ecole no. 41 Hedges family estate Betz family kiona vineyards
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Where is stagecoach vineyard?
just below atlas peak
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name 2 single vineyards in atlas peak
Krupp | Krupp Brothers
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Name 2 howell Mountain single vineyards
Bancroft Ranch | Beatty Ranch
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Name 3 howell mountain producers
Ladera O'Shaughnessy Dunn
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Where is Scaggs vineyard
Mount Veeder
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Name 5 vineyards in Carneros
``` Hyde Hudson lake Las Amigas Carneros Lake winery lake ```
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name 2 single vineyards in Calistoga
Eisele vineyard | Three Palms vineyard
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Name 2 single vineyards in St Helena
Kronos vineyard | Collins vineyard
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Where is Fay vineyards
Stags leap
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Santa Lucia highlands vineyards
``` Pisoni Las Alturas Sleepy hollow Double LL Rosellas Vineyard ```
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Santa Maria Valley 5 vineyards
``` Ma Mere Solomon Hills Le Bon Climat Bien Nacido Sierra Madre ```
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STA Rita Hills | 5 single vineyards
``` Clos Pepe Sea Smoke Sanford and Benedict El Jabali Evan's Ranch ```
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Where is Jonata?
Santa Ynez
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Vineyard in Santa Ynez known for SB
Brander Vineyard
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Benito Dusi ranch is? another vineyard in the area
Prohibition era Single vineyard Zin by Ridge in Paso | Templeton gap vineyard (rhone blends by Saxum)
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Who first planted rhone focused vineyards in Paso from who's cuttings
Gary Erble in 1975 from Chapoutier cuttings
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L'Aventure is?
Paso winery in Templeton gap run by Asseo a St Emillion winemaker "Straight Ahead" Cab Roussanne balance of 14% alcy with acidity
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Name 5 vineyards in Cali known for old Zin
``` Alexander valley: Big River Dry Creek valley: Tedleschi Napa, St Helena: Dickerson Monte Rosso Sonoma Valley, 1880 Zin and 1930s Cab planted and Made by louis Martini RRV: Belloni ```
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Who makes what from Monte Rosso
In Sonoma Valley, high elevation Cab and zin from 1930s and 1880s Cab by Louis Martini Zin by Seghesio and Ridge
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Two AVA monopoles in Mendocino County
McDowell by McDowell winery | Cole Ranch by Esterlina
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5 single vineyards in fort ross sea view
``` faille wines vineyard Marcassin vineyard sea view vineyard Martinelli Vineyard Hirsch winery and vineyard ```
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RRV 5 vineyards
``` de Coelo vineyard freestone hill vineyard jack ass hill vineyard Ritchie vineyard (Ramey) Olivet lane vineyard Moshin Vineyard ```
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Who makes BA Thieriot vineyard
Littoral. Sonoma coast near freestone
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Who makes occidental vineyard
Evening land, sonoma coast
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Name 6 wineries RRV
``` Dutton Gold field J. Rochioli Kistler vineyards Dutton Ranch Merry Edwards Paul Hobbs Williams Selyem ```
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where is obsidian ridge
Lake county, makes Cab from namesake Vineyard Made fron 2600 ft Obsidian vineyard
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name 2 Red hills vineyards
in clear lake Obsidian ridge beckstoffer
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Who makes a wine from San Lorenzo vineyard where | another vineyard from AVA
Alexander Valley Zin Seghesio 1890s Home ranch, 1895
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Who makes Mon plaisir
Peter Micheal, Chardonnay, knights valley
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Suggest a fume BIanc from Cali
Dry Creek vineyard goes back to 70s 2000 was a long cool seasons, 77 well regarded great for whites and Pinot (try Williams Selyem Rochioli vineyard from same year)
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Who Started freestone? | Single vineyard
Joseph phelps 5 miles from ocean Pastorale Vineyard Quarter moon Vineyard
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first pinot is / was planted by whom ?
Hill Crest Vineyard in Umpqua Valley by Hill Crest founder Richard Sommer 1961
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first planter of Pinot in willamet
David lett, Eyrie Vineyards 1965
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Who makes "Laurene"
Domain Drouhin, Dundee Hills
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Who makes "Inox'"
Chehalem, unoaked Chardonnay
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What is Willakenzie
Sandy, sedimentary soils , lower elevation Jory is Beaune, Willakenzie is Nuits
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Mountain ranges defining willamet
Coastal ranges Cascades hills to the north which provide south facing slopes Chehalem Mountains right in middle (need more info on these)
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Name of Drouhin flagship wines Oregon
Laurene Pinot | Arthur Chard
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Special Oregon Pinot glass
George Pinot by Riedel
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What factor most improved chardonnay in Oregon
a more from UC davis 108 clone (great for warmer Climate) to Dijon clone
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Old informal name of Dundee hills
Red Hills of Dundee, named for Jory
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Argyl overview
Started by Australian Brian Croser Converted to Dijon Clones in 90s, especially helps Chardonnay top Chard: spirit house from Dundee Hills Knudsen Vineyard
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Domain Serene overview
very wealthy Evenstads planted blocks in Dundee Hills, thinned crop, a thought leader in a time the market favored Cali Pinot
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Most westerly Oregon region
McMinnville protected from cool winds by Coastal ranges Maysara is here
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Warmest willamet AVA
Yamhill Carlton
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Yamhill Carlton AVA overview | wineries and vineyards
Warm, willakenzie soils Tony Soter's Mineral Springs Pinot Elk Cove Shea Vineyard farmed for other winemakers with best saved for namesake winery
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Name. 4 wineries who use Shea vineyard
``` Bergstrom Willakenzie Estate (owned by Burgundians Lacrout) Lemelson Penner Ash ken Wright Namesake winery ```
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Sub AVA of Chehalem
Ribbon Ridge
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Where is Prince vineyard
Dundee Hills | Silver Oak purchased fron Dick Erath for their Twomy brand
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Where is Ovid?
Pritchard Hill
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What is Sobrante?
Red Loam, prevalent on Pritchard hill
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Which vineyard did Chapallet help establish?
Pritchard Hill | planted when Andre Tchelistcheff of Beaulieu said he wished he could make wines from mountain fruit
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Name 6 wineries on Pritchard Hill
``` Colgin Bryant family Chappellet Continuum Ovid David Arthur ```
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Where is lake Hennessy
East of Oakville, large part of the meso climate of Pritchard hill vineyard
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Where is La Jota?
Howell Mountain
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Where is Domain Eden
Santa Cruz
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Chalk hill soil
Volcanic | great Cab area
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``` where are Belloni Dickerson Teldeschi Barrica old hill Big River ```
``` All Joel Peterson (Ravenswood) old Zin Belloni RRV Dickerson Napa Barrica/old Hill Sonoma Big River Alexander Valley ```
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Where is goldeneye
Anderson Valley
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Where is San Pablo Bay
fuels winds for Petaluma Gap near Sonoma Valley
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Name winery Bennet Valley
Mantazas Creek
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Where is Mantazas Creek Based
Bennet Valley
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Bennet Valley beets
Cool, high elevation, Good Merlot, Mantazas Creek is here
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Rockpile beets
No wineries here, just vineyards | 800-1200 ft elevation, cool, clay loam
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Pivot Vineyard beets
Littorai, Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
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Byron winemaker beets
Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir
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George de Latour beets
Beaulieu cab 78 especially good Napa
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Who received what and did what there 1828 Napa
George Calvert Yount received Rancho Caymus from boss and planted first Napa vineyard
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First winery NApa date/name
Charles Krug, 1861
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Louis Martini founded when
1932 | Heitz and Stony Hill around now as well
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The "Major 4" Napa dates
Charles Krug, 1836 Schramsberg, 1862 Beringer, 1876 Niebaum/Inglenook, 1880
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What/where is Judge vineyard?
Coombsville | Konigsgaard's Chardonnay
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Name 4 vineyards in Napa known for Chardonnay
Judge Vineyard, Konigsgaard Stony Hill on Spring Mountain Star Vineyard on Rutherford Mayacamus on Mount Veeder
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