Monterey & San Benito

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Name the largest AVA in California

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Central Coast AVA
>>250 miles of coastline
>>100,000 of 4 million under vine
>>360+ wineries

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Name the AVA that overlaps San Benito & Monterey counties

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Chalone AVA

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Name the only winery of Mount Harlan AVA

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Calera

Front 4

Name the soil type shared by Mount Harlan & Chalone

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Limestone soil

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Name the primary grapes of Mount Harlan & Chalone

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01 Pinot Noir
02 Chardonnay

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Name the mountain range that divides San Benito & Monterey

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Gablian Mountain Range

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Name the primary grapes of Carmel Valley

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01. Cabernet Sauvignon
02. Merlot

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Name the primary grapes of Santa Lucia Highland

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01 Pinot Noir
02. Chardonnay

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Name the river valley that Santa Lucia Highlands overlook

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Salinas River Valley

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Name the most widely planted grape in all of Monterey County

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Chardonnay

Front 11

Explain Monterey’s “Thermal Rainbow”

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Cold winds created by the Pacific Ocean funnel into a long canyon found in Monterey County. The regions close to the Pacific (or at the mouth) will have lower temperatures and increases in temperature as you move further into the canyon.

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San Benito County AVA's

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01. San Benito
02. Cienega Valley Valley (nested in San Biento)
03. Lime Kiln Valley (nested in Cienega Valley)
04. Paicines
05. Mount Harlan
06. Pacheco Pass
07. Chalone

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San Benito AVA Stats

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01. 11 wineries in entire county
02. 3,000 acres of 45,000 acres under vine
03. AVA granted in 1987
04. Plantings in 1850's by Frenchman Theophile Vache

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Lime Kiln AVA Stats

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01. AVA granted in 1982
02. 100 of 2,300 acres under vine
03. First plantings in 1887
04. Fully in Cienega Valley & San Benito AVA
05. Mostly at 1,200 to 1,400 ft
06. Up to 50 degree F diurnal swings
07. Only 2 wineries: Enz Famliy & Summerayne Vineyard
08. Sandy gravel loam topsoils over limestone & dolomite

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Lime Kiln AVA grape variteals

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01. Mourvedre
02. Zinfandel

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Chalone AVA Stats

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01. AVA granted in 1982
02. 550 of 8,540 acres under vine
03. First plantings in 1880's
04. Near Pinnacles National Monument
05. Mostly at 1,600 to 1,800 ft
06. Averages 12-15 inches of rain per year
07. Only 3 wineries: Chalone, Michaud, & Brosseau
08. Limestone decomopsed granite soils
09. West slopes of the Gabilan Mountain Range

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Chalone AVA grape variteals

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01. Chardonnay
02. Pinot Noir
03. Old Vine Chenin Blanc

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Paicines AVA Stats

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01. AVA granted in 1982
02. 4,500 acres
03. 10 miles from Hollister
04. Mostly at 500 to 1,200 ft
05. Abandoned by Almaden
09. Has 2 wineries: Donati & Scheid

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Cienega Valley AVA Stats

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01. AVA granted in 1982
02. 220 of 7,080 acres under vine
03. First plantings in 1851
04. Divided by San Andreas Fault
05. Mostly at 1,100 ft
06. East of the fault is granite & sandstone
07. West of the fault is granite & limestone
07. Only 3 wineries: DeRose, Flint & Pietra Santa

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Cienega Valley AVA grape variteals

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01. Zinfandel
02. Italian variteals
03. Bordeaux variteals
04. Negrette

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Mount Harlan AVA Stats

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01. AVA granted in 1990
02. 84 acres of 7,440 acres under vine
03. Primarily limestone soils
04. Cool & dry
05. 1 winery - Calera

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Mount Harlan grape variteals

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01. Pinot Noir
02. Chardonnay
03. Viognier

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Monterey AVA Stats

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01. 40,000 acres under vine
02. 80+ wineries
03. 1st plantings in 1880's
04. Wente, Mirassou, Paul Masson, J Lohr, & Chalone rushed in.
05. AVA granted in 1984

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Monterey AVA grape variteals

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01. Chardonnay (40%)
02. Pinot Noir (15%)
03. Merlot (13%)

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Monterey AVA's

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01. Arroyo Seco
02. Carmel Valley
03. Chalone
04. Hames Valley
05. Monterey
06. San Antonio
07. San Bernabe
08. San Lucas
09. Santa Lucia Highlands

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Carmel Valley AVA Stats

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01. AVA granted 1982
02. 300 of 19,200 acres under vine
03. 1000 ft elevation
04. Little fog
05. Well drained gravel terraces
06. 15 wineries

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Carmel Valley AVA grape variteals

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01. Cabernet Sauvignon
02. Merlot

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Arroyo Seco AVA Stats

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01. AVA granted 1983
02. 7,000 of 18,240 acres under vine
03. Adjacent to Arroyo Seco Creek & near Pacific Ocean
04. Frequent cool afternoon breezes (growing region 1)
05. Alluvial gravel, rock, sand, & some silt
06. Ventana & Jekel are the largest vineyards

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Arroyo Seco AVA grape variteals

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01. Chardonnay
02. Reisling

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San Lucas AVA Stats

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01. AVA granted 1987
02. 8,000 of 33.920 acres under vine
03. Borders San Bernabe to north
04. Warm region with less wind than rest of county
05. Calcareous soils, diatomaceous shale, & sandstone
06. Elevation at 325 - 1,250 ft elevation
07. Lockwood is largest winery
08. First vines planted in 1970

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San Lucas AVA grape variteals

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01. Cabernet Sauvignon
02. Merlot
03. Chardonnay
04. Sauvignon Blanc

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San Lucia Highlands AVA Stats

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01. AVA granted 1992
02. 6,100 of 22,000 acres under vine
03. Northeast facing terraces of the Santa Lucia mountain range
04. Morning sunshine & afternoon cooling breezes
05. Glacial alluvial soils
06. 18 wineries

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San Lucia Highlands AVA grape variteals

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01. Pinot Noir (46%)
02. Chardonnay (34%)

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Hames Valley AVA Stats

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01. AVA granted 1994
02. 2,000 of 10,240 acres under vine
03. Loam & shale
04. Morning fog & very hot
05. Southernmost AVA in Monterey bordering San Luis Obispo County
06. 18 wineries
07. Bordeaux & Port

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San Antonio AVA Stats

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01. AVA granted 2006
02. 800 of 150,400 acres under vine
03. San Antonio River watershed 14 miles from Pacific Ocean
04. Large diurnal swings
05. Shaly loam and calcareous rich soils
06. 980 to 1,300 ft elevation
07. First vines planted in 18th century
08. Similar climate to nearby Paso Robles
09. 17 wineries

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San Bernabe AVA Stats

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01. AVA granted 2004
02. 24,796 acres
03. 8,100 acre San Benabe Vineyard owned by Delicato (one of the largest contiguous vineyards)
04. Salinas River to east & Santa Lucia Mountain Range to the west
05. Southernmost AVA in Monterey bordering San Luis Obispo County
06. Sandy soils
07. First vines planted in 1842