Paso Robles

Front 1

Name all 5 AVAs of San Luis Obispo County

Back 1

01. Paso Robles
02. York Mountain
03. Edna Valley
04. Arroyo Grande
05. Santa Maria (mostly in Santa Barbara)

Front 2

Name AVA that overlaps San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara counties

Back 2

Santa Maria AVA

Front 3

Name the primary grapes of Edna Valley AVA

Back 3

01). Pinot Noir
02). Chardonnay
03). Some Rhone variteals

Front 4

State 2 reasons for Edna Valley’s climate differing from Paso Robles

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01). 5 miles away from the ocean
02). Gap in coastal mountains where Los Osos Valley meets Morro Bay

Front 5

State the Winkler Region # range for Arroyo Grande AVA

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1 (west) thru 3 (east)

Front 6

Name the dominant grapes of western Arroyo Grande & eastern Arroyo Grande

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01). Chardonnay (lower region)
02). Pinot Noir (lower region)
03). Zinfandel (East - upper region)
04). Petite Sirah (East - upper region)
05). Rhone varietals (East - upper region)

Front 7

Define Transverse Range & state where it is found

Back 7

A series of mountain ranges found in Southern California (from Santa Barbara to San Diego that run east to west)

Front 8

Define Coriolis Effect & state where it is found

Back 8

The invisible force that appears to deflect the wind is the Coriolis force

Front 9

State 2 reasons for York Mountain & Westside Paso Robles being cooler than Eastside Paso Robles

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01). Receives fog
02). Receives lots of rain
03). High Altitude - exposure to Templton Gap (colder)

Front 10

Name the most widely planted grape of Paso Robles AVA

Back 10

Cabernet Sauvignon

Front 11

Name the largest undivided AVA in California

Back 11

Paso Robles

Front 12

Discuss the 2 competing proposals for the division of the above AVA

Back 12

01). Create an Eastside / Westside AVA
02). Create 11 sub AVA's nested in Paso Robles

Front 13

Define conjunctive labeling

Back 13

Labeling of a wine to show both region and sub-regon (AVA) of origin.

Front 14

Name the fastest growing AVA in California

Back 14

Paso Robles

Front 15

Edna Valley AVA stats

Back 15

01). AVA granted in 1982
02). Cool sea breezes and coastal fog
03). Long growing season
04). Topsoils of volcanic, black humus, & clay-rich soils
05). 800 of 22,400 acres under vine

Front 16

Edna Valley AVA variteals

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01). Chardonnay
02). Pinot Noir

Front 17

Arroyo Grande AVA stats

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01). AVA granted in 1990
02). 9 wineries
03). Winkler-Amerine Regions I - III
04). Sedimentary & volcanic soils over bedrock
05). 2,200 of 42,880 acres under vine

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Arroyo Grande variteals

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01). Zinfandel (upper region)
02). Petite Sirah (upper region)
03). Rhone varietals (upper region)
04). Chardonnay (lower region)
05). Pinot Noir (lower region)

Front 19

York Mountain AVA Stats

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01). AVA granted in 1983
02). 4 wineries
03). Nestled against the west side of Paso Robles
04). Thin sandstone & sandy clay soils
05). A few hundred of 9,360 acres under vine

Front 20

York Mountain AVA variteals

Back 20

01). Pinot Noir
02). Cabernet Sauvignon
03). Syrah
04). Chardonnay
05). Cabernet Franc

Front 21

Paso Robles variteals

Back 21

01). AVA granted in 1983
02). 180 wineries
03). Hot days & cool nights
04). 5th largest AVA in California
05). 26,000 of 666,618 acres under vine

Front 22

Paso Robles AVA variteals

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01). Cabernet Sauvignon (38%)
02). Merlot ( 15%)
03). Syrah (10%)
04). Zinfandel (9%)

Front 23

Name the 11 sub AVA's of Paso Robles

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01). Adelaida District
02). San Miguel District
03). Paso Robles Estrella District
04). Paso Robles Geneseo District
05). San Juan Creek
06). Paso Robles Canyon Ranch
07). Creston District
08). El Pomar District
09). Paso Robles Willow Creek District
10). Santa Margarita District
11). Templeton Gap

Front 24

What was the first California winery to focus on Rhone varietals?

Back 24

Alban Vineyard