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23 Cards in this Set
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Name the 3 ways wines can be labelled in California |
Generic Proprietary Varietal |
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If a wine is varietally labelled, what % of the named grapes must be in the wine in CA? What is the % in Europe? |
75% in CA, 90% in OR (except CAB) 85% in Europe |
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If an AVA is named on the wine label, what % of the named grapes must come from the named AVA? |
85% in CA, 100% in WA/OR |
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If a vineyard is named on a wine label, what % of the grapes must come from the vineyard? |
95% |
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What is the name of the appellation system in the United States? |
American Viticultural Areas (AVA) |
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What does the AVA specify? |
Identifies geographic place only |
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What was the first AVA in the United States? |
Augusta, Missouri |
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Name the Major AVAs of California? |
North Coast AVA Central Coast AVA Interior and Central Valley AVA |
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What are the 6 counties that make up the North Coast AVA? |
Napa Sonoma Lake Mendocino Marin Solano |
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What varietal is the Napa Valley is most known for? |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
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What is Meritage? |
Name of CA wine made with a blend of Bordeaux grapes |
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Name 3 AVAs from Napa County |
Atlas Peak, Carneros, Diamond Mountain, Stag's Leap, Spring Mountain Rutherford, Oakville, Yountville, Mt. Veeder, Oak Knoll, Wild Horse, Chiles Valley |
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Name 3 AVAs from Sonoma County |
Alexander Valley, Carneros, Russian River Valley (Chalk Hill, Green Valley), Dry Creek (Rockpile), Knight's Valley, Northern Sonoma, Sonoma Valley (Bennett, Sonoma Mountain) |
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Name 3 AVAs from Mendocino County |
Anderson Valley, Mendocino Ridge, Potter Valley |
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Sonoma is known for what varietals |
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Zin, Syrah. Wines are more "terroir" driven than Napa and the area is 2x the size. |
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Name 3 AVA's from the "North" Central Coast |
Monterey County includes Arroyo Secco, Chalone, Mt. Harlan, Santa Lucia Hills, San Lucas |
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What are the two counties that make up the South Central Coast? Name 3 AVA's from each. |
San Luis Obispo includes Paso Robles, Edna Valley, Arroyo Grande Santa Barbara includes Santa Maria, Santa Ynez, and Santa Rita Hills |
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What is the second largest producer of wines in the United States after California? |
New York State |
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Name the New York State wine Regions |
Finger Lakes AVA Cayuga Lake AVA Seneca Lake AVA Hudson River Region AVA Long Island AVA North Fork of Long Island AVA |
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Name a grape varietal which grows well in the Finger Lakes AVA |
Riesling |
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Describe the Cascade Effect |
Capture of rain by the Cascade Mountains in Washington which prevents rain from reaching the easter portion of the state where most AVAs are. As a result, the climate is hot, with long sun light and requires irrigation which comes from rain capture into the Columbia River. |
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Name 3 AVAs from Washington |
Columbia Gorge (OR) Columbia Valley (OR) Horse Heaven Hills Lake Chelam Puget Sound Rattlesnake Hills Red Mountain Snipes Mountain Wahluke Slope Walla Walla Valley (OR) Yakima Valley |
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Name 3 AVAs from Oregon |
Applegate Valley Chehalem Mountains Eola-Amity Hills Dundee Hills McMinnville Ribbon Ridge Red Hills Douglas County Rogue Valley Southern Oregon Umpqua Valley Willamette Valley Yamhill-Carlton |
