Us And North America

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This country is the 4th largest producer:

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US

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This country is the 6th largest exporter:

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US

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This country is the 3rd largest importer

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US

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This country is the 3rd largest consumer of wine:

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US

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Of the American total wine production CA produces what %

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90%

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Until the mid 1800s due to sparse inhabitants, vineyards were established by who and for what reason:
What type of grapes were grown:

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by catholic missionaries for small scale production of sacramental wine

Mission grapes

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This is a hardy but unexciting wine grape propagated for centuries in the Americas after being brought from Europe by the conquistadors:

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Mission Grape

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Brothers who were almost singlehandedly responsible for ensuring that there was consistent and reasonably priced wine on the American table after Prohibition:

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Ernest and Julio Gallo

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Hungarian immigrant who helped found the CA wine industry and brought many European vines to Sonoma in 1861

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Agoston Harazthy

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Founder of the first Napa Valley winery in 1861:

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Charles Krug

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Founder of the first successful US commercial winery in Ohio in the 1830s

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Nicholas Longworth

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CA winemaker who was most instrumental in establishing the reputation of CA (and by extension US) wine quality among consumers

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Robert Mondavi

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Wine journalist credited with introducing and promoting the concept of varietal labeling to help CA better define its wines:

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Frank Schoonmaker

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Franciscan monk who planted the 1st vineyards in CA in the 1760s and 1770s:

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Junipero Serra

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CA winemaker who introduced many modern techniques to the US and mentored many other winemakers:

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Andre Tchelisticheff

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What amendment enacted prohibition and the year:

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18th Ammendment
January 1920

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How long was prohibition?

Dates:

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13 years
Jan 1920 until Jan 1834

1920-1933

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After prohibition how were wines marketed:

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Using European apellations such as "Burgundy"

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What amendment repealed prohibition:

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21st Amendment
in 1933
it went into effect 1/1/1934

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These grapes are from where:
Catawba
Delaware
Niagara
Concord

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Native American grapes

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Synonym for
Fume Blanc

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Sauvignon Blanc

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Synonym for Mataro

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Mourvedre

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Synonym for Muscat Canelli

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Muscat Blanc

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Synonym in the US for Valdepenas

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Tempranillo

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Synonym in the US for White Riesling

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Riesling

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Synonym no longer allowed in the US:
Gamay Beaujolais

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Pinot Noir

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Synonym no longer allowed in the US Valdiguie

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Pinot Noir or Gamay

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Synonym no longer allowed in the US for Johannisberg Riesling:

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Riesling

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Synonym no longer allowed in the US for Napa Gamay

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Gamay

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What is Scuppernong?

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Native American Grape of another species other than labrusca-used primarily in the midwest

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Seyval Blanc, Vidal Blanc and Chambourcin are:
Native American Grapes
Of the Labrusca Species
French-American Hybrids

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They are all French American Hybrids

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What is the top wine grape in the US

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Chardonnay

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What is the top red wine grape of the US?

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Cabernet followed by Merlot, then Zinfandel

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Two grapes that had a mysterious orgin that they came to be considered unique to the US

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Zinfandel and Petite Sirah

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The political boundaries for grapes and viticultural in the US are called:

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AVA's
American Viticultural Areas

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How many AVAs are in the US?

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200

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How many AVAs are in CA?

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110

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Is this mandatory or Optional on the US wine Label:
Brand Name

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Mandatory

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Is this mandatory or Optional on the US wine Label:
Class or type of wine

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Mandatory

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Is this mandatory or Optional on the US wine Label:
Alcohol Content

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Mandatory

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Is this mandatory or Optional on the US wine Label:
Name and address of the bottler/importer

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Mandatory

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Is this mandatory or Optional on the US wine Label:
Place of Origin

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Mandatory

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Is this mandatory or Optional on the US wine Label:
Net Contents (volume) of the bottle

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Mandatory

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Is this mandatory or Optional on the US wine Label:
Sulfite Statement

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Mandatory

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Is this mandatory or Optional on the US wine Label:
Health Warning

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Mandatory

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Is this mandatory or Optional on the US wine Label:
Vintage Date

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Optional

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Is this mandatory or Optional on the US wine Label:
Grape Variety

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Optional

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Is this mandatory or Optional on the US wine Label:
Appellaton of Origin

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Optional

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Is this mandatory or Optional on the US wine Label:
Estate Bottled

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Optional

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Is this mandatory or Optional on the US wine Label:
Label Art

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Optional

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CM/CV on a "CA Champagne" bottle means what

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It is short hand for classic method/classic varieties- indicating classic varieties of Champagne

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Alcohol Volume in the US usually falls between:

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11-15%

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The TTB in the uses allows a variance in alcohol stated by-

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1.5% on wine
Wine with alcohol higher than 14% is classified as dessert wine and can only vary by 1 % Sparkling wine can only have a 1% variance

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Must a wine display the country's origin

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Yes, or a specific appellation with in that country which implies the country

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In the US, what % must be from the place stated on the bottle:

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75% if from the US-25% can be from imported bulk wine
If a county or state, or foreign place is stated it must be 85%

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What % must be from the Vintage date stated?

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95%

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If a grape variety is stated what % must be from that grape variety in the US:

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75%

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What is the grape variety % if a grape variety is stated on Native American Grapes

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51%

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If the Wine comes from Oregon, what must the variety contain:

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90% of the grape variety

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If a country is stated on a bottle of wine, in the US, what % must come from that country

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75%

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If grapes state a county or State on the bottle what % must come from there:

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75% except for,
CA 100%
WA 95%

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If an AVA is stated on the bottle what % of the grapes must come from there:

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85%

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If a Specific Vineyard is stated what % of the grapes must come from there:

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95%

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What are the rules for Estate Bottled in the US:

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-grapes must come from the vineyards owned or leased by the winery
-vineyards must be within a single AVA
-Winery must be located in the same AVA as the vineyards

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What % of the Vineyard acreage in the US is in CA?

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85%

they produce 90% of the wine

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CA has what type of climate:

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Mediterranean

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The 5 broad regional AVA's in CA

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North Coast
Sierra Foothills
San Francisco Bay
Central Coast
South Coast

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This CA AVA includes:
Napa
Sonoma
Medocino
Lake

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North Coast

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This CA AVA is in the Sierra Nevada Mountains east of Sacramento

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Sierra Foothills

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This CA AVA covers the area from San Francisco and Oaklan to Santa Cruz

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San Francisco Bay

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CA AVA that takes in the Pacific Coast counties between Oakland and Santa Barbara

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Central Coast

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CA AVA that is below Los Angeles

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South Coast

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The best know US wine region internationally:

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Napa

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The 3rd largest county in CA in terms of wine grape acreage:

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Napa
after San Joaquin and Sonoma

Napa is 1/10th of the state's total

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What % of wine in CA comes from Napa

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4%

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Napa is what % red grapes:

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3/4 or 75%

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Napa's dominant grape:

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Chardonnay is the top white (2nd)
followed by:
Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc

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This AVAs are located in what county in CA:
Yountville
Stags Leap District
Oakville
Rutherford
St. Helen
Calistoga

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Napa

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These AVAs are located in what county:
Oak Knoll District
Carneros

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Below Napa City in the cooler part of Napa County

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These higher elevations appellations are located where
Mt. Veeder
Spring Mountain District
Atlas Peak

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Napa

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Which county Napa or Sonoma is more divers in terms of terroir?

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Sonoma

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This area in CA represents burgundian red and white wines, Champagne style sparkling wines, some Rhone varieties plus Zinfandel:

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Sonoma

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Sonoma's most widely planted grape is:

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Chardonnay
followed by Cab Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Merlot, the Zinfandel

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Sonoma's larges AVA is:

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Northern Sonoma

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The Alexander Valley AVA is located in which County

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Sonoma-East

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The Los Carneros AVA is located in which county in the US

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Sonoma-Southern

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The Dry Creek Valley is located which county in the US:

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Sonoma-East of Alexander,north of Northern Sonoma

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The Knights Valley is located in which county in the US

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Sonoma-East below Alexander

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The Russian River Valley is located in which county in the US

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Sonoma-West below the Northern Sonoma AVA

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The coolest parts of Sonoma County are:

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the gap were the Russian River breaks through the coastal range in the south near San Pablo Bay

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What portion of Sonoma grapes are red?

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2/3
Cab Sauvignon slightly leading Pinot Noir
Chardonnay accounts for 80% of the white wine

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How many AVA's in:
Napa and Sonoma

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15 in Napa
13 in Sonoma

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Where is the Anderson Valley AVA located

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Mendocino, in the North Coast AVA of California

It is one of the coolest growing areas in CA

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Central Coast AVA in CA is well known for

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Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs
light to Medium bodied wines

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Where is the Monterey AVA located?

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In the Central Coast, it is one of the top 5 wine producing counties

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What county is Paso Robles located in?

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San Luis Obispo, Central Coast AVA

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San Luis Obispo County in the Central Coast includes what 3 AVAs?

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Paso Robles
Edna Valley
Arroyo Grande Valley

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Santa Maria Valley, Santa Rita Hills and Santa Ynez Valley AVAs are located where:

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Santa Barbara County in Central Coast AVA

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Almost half of CA's total wine grape acreage is here, much of it goes into juice and raisin production:

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Central Valley AVA

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Central Valley AVA is known for what smaller AVA:

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Lodi

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The main grape variety in the Sierra Foothills AVA is:

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Zinfandel

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Where is teh Temecula Valley AVA?

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South Coast AVA

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The 2nd largest producer (state) of vinifera wine in the US?

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Washington

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This state is divided by the high Cascades range into a cool and very rainy western part and a larger zone to the east that has desertlike conditions with hot summers, very cold winters, and very little preciptation

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Washington

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All most all of Washington's states Vineyards are located:

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east of the Cascades

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What are the grape leader's in Washington State?

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Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon
but the Merlot and Syrah draw the highest critical acclaim.

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The primary site in the US for Riesling is in which State:

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Washington

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How many AVAs are in Washington?

How many are East of the Cascades

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11

9

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The largest AVA in Washington is:

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Columbia Valley AVA

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All Eastern AVA's in Washington are contained in which AVA

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Columbia Valley AVA

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What state is Horse Heaven Hills AVA located?

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Washington State

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What state is Rattlesnake Hills located in?

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Washington

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Where is Walla Walla Valley?

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Washington State and Oregon

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Where is the Yakima Valley

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Washington State

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Where is Wahluke Slope

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Washington State

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Oregon wine accounts for what % of US wine:

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1%

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Oregon's winery's are East or West of the Cascades

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West

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This grape makes up 60% of the vineyard acreage in Oregon

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Pinot Noir
Followed by Pinot Gris

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Oregon Law requires a 90% of the variety if labeled by variety, but makes a 75% exception for which grape

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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The Willamette Valley is located where:

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Oregon

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The Rogue Valley and Umpqua Valley are located where:

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in the Southern Oregon AVA

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Where is the Columbia Valley located?

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Oregon and Washington

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Where is the Columbia Gorge located?

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Oregon and Washington

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Where is Snake River Valley

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Oregon

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Where is Eola Amity Hills Located

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Oregon

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You would find French American Hybrids like Aurora and Cayuga the only state east of the Pacific Coast that produces a significant volume of wine which is

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NY

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Which State ranks 2nd behind CA in wine production?

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NY, but not vinifera grapes

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New York accounts for what % of the US wine production

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2.5%

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What state is the Finger Lakes in?

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NY

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Where does the Niagara Peninsula appellation

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Canada

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Where is Okanagan Valley?

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British Columbia
almost exclusively vinifera

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What country has the VIntners Quality Alliance (VQA)

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Canada

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Does Canada or Mexico produce more wine?

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Mexico-but mostly for Brandy

and mostly in Baja CA