Santa Cruz, Sf Bay, & The Delta

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Name 5 of the 10 counties in the Central Coast AVA

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01. San Francisco
02. Alameda
03. Contra Costa
04 San Mateo
05. Santa Cruz
06. Santa Clara
07. Santa Benito
08. Monterey
09. San Luis Obispo
10. Santa Barbara

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Name sub-AVA where San Francisco Bay AVA was drafted

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Livermore Valley AVA

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Name AVA within San Francisco Bay that is warm, windy & fog free

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Livermore Valley AVA

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Name the 1st AVA defined by a mountain range

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Santa Cruz Mountains AVA

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Name the AVA that overlaps Santa Cruz & Santa Clara counties

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San Ysidro AVA

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Name the AVA that overlaps Santa Clara & San Benito counties

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Pacheco Pass AVA

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Name the dominant grape of eastern Santa Cruz Mountains

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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Name the dominant grape of western Santa Cruz Mountains

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Pinot Noir

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Name the winery & vineyard that won the 2006 Paris Re-Match

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1971 Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon
>>number 5 in 1971 and number 1 in 2006 rematch

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State the number of sub-AVAs of Lodi

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01. Sloughhouse (low vigor soils)
02. Alta Mesa (clay & gravel)
03. Borden Ranch (well drained)
04. Cosumnes River (cool & windy)
05. Jahant (cool & dry)
06. Clement Hills
07. Mokelumne River (sandy soils- best OV Zinfandel)

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State the counties & valley Lodi is within

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San Joaquin County & Sacramento County

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Name the cooling influence on Lodi

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Sacramento Delta

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Name the most widely planted grape of Lodi

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Zinfandel

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Name the AVA that overlaps Yolo, Sacramento & Solano counties

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Clarksburg AVA

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What is the largest AVA in California?

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Central Coast AVA

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San Francisco Bay AVA stats?

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01). AVA was granted in 1999
02). 6,000 of 1.5 million acres are under vine
03). Primary soil- well drained gravel
04). Includes Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz (except Santa Cruz Mountains AVA)
05). AVA was submitted by Carolyn Wente

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San Francisco Bay AVA grapes?

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01). White: Chardonnay (27%)
02). Red: Cabernet Sauvignon (20%) and Merlot (15%)

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Livermore Valley AVA stats?

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01). AVA was granted in 1982
02). 4,800 of 96,000 acres are under vine
03). Primary soil- gravel
04). Protected by the Tri-Valley Conservancy
05). 40 wineries
06). Weather is warm & windy- protected from coastal fog by hills
07). Nearly 80% of all California Chard traces back to Livermore/Wente clone

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Livermore AVA grapes?

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01). White: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillion
02). Red: Petite Sirah

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Livermore History

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01). Robert Livermore planted 1st commercial vines in 1844
02). 1883 CH Wente & James Concannon launched wineries
03). America's 1st international gold metal in 1889 at the Paris Exposition.

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Santa Cruz County AVA stats?

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01). AVA was granted in 1981
02). 1,500 of 408,000 acres are under vine
03). Thin varied soils (decomposed rock, clay, loam & limestone)
04). Minimum elevation 400 feet w/ vineyards as high as 3,200 feet
05). 80 wineries
06). Marine influence of Pacific Ocean and SF Bay
07). First AVA to designated by mountain/altitude

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Santa Cruz County AVA grapes?

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01). White: Chardonnay (25% - Western/coastal side)
02). Red: Cabernet Sauvignon (25% - Eastern/inland), Zinfandel (Eastern/inland), Merlot (Eastern/inland), & Pinot Noir (25% - Western/coastal)

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Santa Cruz Mountain History?

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1877- Picchetti WInery
1866- Ridge Winery
1888- Novitiate Winery (now Testarossa WInery)
1942- MartinRay Winery (now Mount Eden Vineyard)
>>also the first to do 100% varietal wines
1949- Kathryn Kennedy Winery
1976- Paris Tasting- #5 1971 Ridge Monte Bello CS and #10 1973 David Bruce Chardonnay

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Ben Lomond AVA stats?

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01). AVA was granted in 1987
02). 38,400 acres
03). Eroded granite and sandstone
04). Pierce's disease and hungry deer
05). 3 wineries (Beauregard Vineyard is the only estate bottling)
06). Close to ocean- cool climate
07). Diurnal swings (as much as 60 degrees)

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Ben Lomond AVA grapes?

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01). White: Chardonnay
02). Red: Cabernet Sauvignon

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Santa Clara Valley AVA Stats?

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01). AVA was granted in 1989
02). 1,462 of 332,000 acres under vine
03). Urban sprawl has decimated the agriculture landscape
04). 25 wineries
05). Warm region- shielded by the Pacific Ocean by the Santa Cruz Mountains

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Santa Clara Valley AVA grapes?

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01). White: Chardonnay
02). Red: Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfndel, & Merlot

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San Ysidro AVA Stats?

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01). AVA was granted in 1990
02). 510 of 2,340 acres under vine
03). Cool climate
04). 0 wineries

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San Ysidro AVA grapes?

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01). White: Chardonnay
02). Red: Pinot Noir

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Pacheco Pass AVA Stats?

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01). AVA was granted in 1984
02). 20 of 3,240 acres under vine
03). 1 winery - Casa de Fruta / Zanger Vineyards

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Pacheco Pass AVA grapes?

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01). White: Sauvignon Blanc & fruit wines
02). Red: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, & Black Muscat

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Lodi AVA Stats?

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01). AVA was granted in 1986
02). 100,000 of 458,000 acres under vine
03). 75 wineries

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Lodi AVA grapes?

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01). White: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc & Pinot Gris
02). Red: Zinfandel, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, & Petite Sirah

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Clarksburg AVA stats?

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01. AVA granted 1984
02. 64,460 acres
03. 21 wineries
04. overlaps Sacramento, Yolo, & Solano Counties

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Merritt Island AVA stats?

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01. AVA granted 1987
02. 5000 acres
03. Fully within Clarksburg AVA & Yolo County

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Capay Valley AVA stats?

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01. AVA granted 2002
02. 25 of 102,400 acres planted
03. Yolo County

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Dunnigan Hills AVA stats?

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01. AVA granted 1993
02. 89,000 acres
03. Yolo County

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River Junction AVA stats?

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01. AVA granted 2001
02. 1,300 acres
03. San Joaquin County

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Tracy Hills AVA stats?

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01. AVA granted 2006
02. 3,920 acres
03. San Joaquin County

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Solano County AVA stats?

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01. AVA granted
02. 21,000 acres
03. 20 wineries
03. Suisun (1982), Green Valley AVA (1983), Clarksburg (1984), Wild Horse (1988)