Washington, Oregon, and Idaho

Question 1

What is the AVA of Ste Chapelle Winery?

Answer 1

Snake River Valley AVA

Question 2

What is the first and largest winery in Idaho?

Answer 2

Ste Chapelle Winery

Question 3

What is the most planted white grape in Oregon?

Answer 3

Pinot Gris

Question 4

A wine labeled “Yamhill-Carlton AVA” must contain a min what % of grapes from the stated AVA? Vintage?

Answer 4

Min 95% for both

Question 5

In what decade were Dijon clones legalized in Willamette?

Answer 5

1980s (legalized in 1984 and planted in 1988)

Question 6

What was Washington’s first AVA and in which year was it established?

Answer 6

Yakima Valley; 1983

Question 7

What are two producers that source from the Champoux Vineyard? What is the AVA of this vineyard?

Answer 7

Andrew Will and Quilceda Creek; Horse Heaven Hills AVA

Question 8

What is the generic name for soils shaped by the force of wind?

Answer 8

Eolian

Question 9

Which Washington producer was instrumental for gaining AVA status for the Rocks District of Milton-Freewater AVA?

Answer 9

Cayuse

Question 10

Why do many wines from the Rocks District of Milton-Freewater AVA seldomly have this AVA listed on the bottle?

Answer 10

US Law requires for an AVA to be listed not only do all of the grapes have to be from the AVA they must all be from the same state.

Many wineries that produce wine from the “Rocks” are located in Washington. It is for this reason that the Rocks of Milton-Freewater AVA (located entirely in Oregon but a sub AVA of the Walla Walla Valley which is shared by both Washington and Oregon) is often not allowed to be listed on bottles unless Washington wineries have licensed winemaking facilities in the state of Oregon.

Washington wineries that produce wine from “the Rocks” must bottle this as Walla Walla Valley AVA.

Question 11

What are two AVAs in the US whose boundaries have been fixed by a single soil series?

Answer 11

The Rocks of Milton-Freewater AVA
Laurelwood District AVA

Question 12

What are the top three grapes planted in the Rocks District of Milton-Freewater AVA?

Answer 12

Syrah
Grenache
Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 13

In what AVA is Eyrie Vineyards located?

Answer 13

Dundee Hills

Question 14

In what AVA is the Shea Vineyard located?

Answer 14

Yamhill Carlton District AVA

Question 15

In what AVA is the Seven Springs located?

Answer 15

Eola-Amity Hills AVA

Question 16

What is the highest elevation AVA for viticulture in Oregon? What is the name of the mountain range here?

Answer 16

Applegate Valley AVA

Siskiyou Mountains