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29 Cards in this Set
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The Hungarian-born, self-styled “Count” ______? arrived in Sonoma in 1849, where he founded Buena Vista, one of California’s oldest commercial wineries. |
Agoston Haraszthy |
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After working for Haraszthy, _____?moved in 1861 to St. Helena in Napa Valley and founded his eponymous winery—the oldest in the valley. |
Charles Krug |
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_____?, Napa’s oldest continuously operating winery, was established in 1876 |
Beringer |
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Finnish immigrant Gustav Niebaum founded the legendary ______? Winery in 1879. |
Inglenook |
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Salvation for the decimated vines on both sides of the Atlantic came from the much maligned but phylloxera-resistant American vine species, particularly the _____? and its hybrids. |
Vitis riparia |
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The nation’s first bonded winery, ___________?, was established in 1860 and is still operating today, near Hammondsport in Finger Lakes. |
Pleasant Valley Wine Company |
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Following his departure from Charles Krug due to a family feud, Robert Mondavi, a man many credit with creating the “brand” of Napa Valley, launched his winery’s first harvest in ?. |
1966 |
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The bureau approved America’s first AVA—______?, in Missouri—in late 1980, and Napa Valley gained AVA status in 19__?. |
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Percentage of Grapes Required for Labeling by Appellation If labeled by country, state, or county: __?% If labeled by AVA: __?% If labeled with a single vineyard: __?% |
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For wines labeled with an AVA, a minimum __?% must come from the stated vintage; for wines labeled with a state or county, the minimum is relaxed to __?%. |
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Wine with a varietal designation must contain a minimum __% of the stated variety—Vitis labrusca grapes, like Concord, are an exception, and need only comprise a minimum 51% of a varietal wine. |
75% |
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Napa Valley, and it's sixteen sub-AVAs south to north. |
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The valley is formed by the _______? Mountains to the west, which mark the border with Sonoma County, and the _____? Mountains on the east. |
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Sonoma AVAs include 17? |
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The Mendocino AVA, which has stricter boundaries than the county appellation, lines both rivers and encompasses the AVAs of 9? |
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The Mendocino AVA was decreased in size in 2014—a rare move—so that its boundaries would not overlap those of a new AVA approved in the same year, ________? AVA. |
Eagle Peak Mendocino County AVA |
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_______?, the smallest AVA in America, is essentially a monopole AVA of the Esterlina. |
Cole Ranch |
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Ridge’s Monte Bello vineyard and the original Bonny Doon Estate Vineyard, an eventual victim of Pierce’s Disease, are among this AVA's most celebrated parcels? |
Santa Cruz Mountains AVA |
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The warm inland ________? achieves success with Sauvignon Blanc; Wente is the most notable producer within the appellation. |
Livermore Valley AVA |
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Monterey County encompasses eight smaller AVAs: ? |
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Directly east and south of San Francisco Bay are the AVAs of 6? |
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The 11 sub AVA's of Paso Robles? |
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The AVA's of San Luis Obispo 4? |
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Producer's in Paso Robles? |
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There are currently five federally-sanctioned American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) within Santa Barbara County: ? |
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Lodi includes seven AVA sub-appellations: ? |
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The Sierra Foothills AVA is located to the east of Sacramento and Lodi, on the western edge of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the heart of California’s 19th century gold rush territory. The fragmented region is divided into several sub-AVAs:? 5 |
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"Cult" Cabernets of California? |
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AVA subregions of Lake County? 5 |
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