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40 Cards in this Set
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Judgement of Paris what year? |
1976 |
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TTB |
Tax and Trade Bureau |
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AVA |
American Viticultural Area |
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First AVA"s? |
Augusta 1980 and Napa Valley 1981 |
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Labeling system? |
75% variety 90 % if Oregon
Vintage 95%
Appellation.
75 country state county 85 Ava 95 vineyard |
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Napa Valley geography? |
Vaca range, mayacamas mtns. |
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Napa climate? |
Mediterranean |
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Napa grapes ? |
Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc
Cab Merlot |
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Use of oak in Napa ? |
YES |
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Napa AVA"s? |
Carneros Stags Leap District Oakville Rutherford
Howell Mountain |
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Napa producers ? |
Stags leap wine cellars Robert Mondavi |
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Sonoma Valley geography? |
Hills and mountains , proximity to Pacific Ocean |
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Sonoma climate ? |
Cooler costal Fog Elevation Wind |
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Sonoma grapes ? |
Chardonnay, S/B
Cab Merlot Zinfandel PN Syrah |
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Sonoma AVA"s? |
Carneros Sonoma Valley Sonoma Coast Alexander Valley Russian River Valley Dry creek valley |
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Mendocino County climate ? |
Cool coastal |
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Mendocino grapes ? |
Chardonnay Pinot Noir |
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Mendocino wine type ? |
Sparkling wine |
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Mendocino AVA |
Anderson Valley |
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Central Coast AVA's? |
Monterey Paso Robles Santa Barbara County |
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Monterey ? |
Wide variety of grapes Fog and wind |
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Paso Robles ? |
Diurnal shifts Rhone varieties and Zinfandel |
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Santa Barbara County? |
East west valleys
Santa Maria Valley Santa Ynez Valley Sta. Rita Hills |
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Where are most of Oregons AVA's located ? |
West of Cascades |
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Oregon climate? |
Cool, wet maritime influenced |
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Oregon soil |
Mix of volcanic alluvial clay |
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Oregon AVA's? |
Willamette Valley |
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Willamette geography? |
Between coast range and Cascades, rain shadow effect |
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Washington State geography ? |
Cascade Mountains rain shadow effect |
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Washington State geography ? |
Cascade Mountains rain shadow effect |
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Washington climate? |
Continental to arid Dramatic diurnal shifts |
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Washington grapes? |
Riesling, chard
Cab Merlot Syrah |
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Problems / Issues? |
Can survive winter ? Irrigation |
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Problems / Issues? |
Can survive winter ? Irrigation |
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Important Washington AVA's? |
Columbia Valley Yakima Valley Walla Walla Valley |
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New York State geography / climate ? |
Continental climate, lakes |
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New York State geography / climate ? |
Continental climate, lakes |
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New York grapes ? |
Riesling chard Gewurtztraminer
Pinot noir, merlot
Hybrids- concord, Vidal |
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Wine making in all 50 states!??? |
YES |
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Oregon grapes ? |
Pinot Gris, chard, Riesling
Pinot Noir |
