Washington Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
How many sub-regional AVAs in Washington? And what are them?
A
4 sub-regional AVAs:
- Columbia Gorge AVA
- Columbia Valley AVA
- Lewis-Clark Valley AVA
- Puget Sound AVA
2
Q
What are the AVAs that shared with Oregon?
A
2 AVAs:
- Columbia Gorge AVA (regional AVA)
- Walla Walla Valley AVA (sub-AVA of Columbia Valley AVA)
3
Q
What is the AVA that shared with Idaho?
A
1 AVA only:
- Lewis-Clark AVA
4
Q
What so special about Puget Sound AVA?
A
the northernmost AVA in USA
plantings of hybrid grapes like Siegerrebe, Madeleine Angevine
5
Q
How many sub-AVAs are there in Columbia Valley AVA? And what are them?
A
16 AVAs:
- Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley
- Candy Mountain
- Goose Gap
- Horse Heaven Hills
- Lake Chelan
- Naches Heights
- Rattlesnake Hills
- Red Mountain
- Rocky Reach
- Royal Slope
- Snipes Mountain
- The Burn of Columbia Valley
- Wahluke Slope
- Walla Walla Valley
- White Bluffs
- Yakima Valley
6
Q
What so special about Columbia Valley AVA?
A
largest AVA in Washington
land is dry and arid with little rain, continental climate, soils are sedimentary basalt resulting Rhône varieties, Cab Sauv for reds. Whites are Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Sauv Blanc
