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Where is the Central Coast (North), precisely, in California?
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The Central Coast's northern sector stretches from the San Francisco Bay to Monterey. |
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What is the climate like in the Central Coast (North) of California?
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Generally warm (Region III) but with variations such as the cooler (Region I) areas of the Santa Cruz Mountains and the northern part of the Salinas Valley. Low rainfall in the south necessitates much irrigation, but there are microclimates with higher rainfall. |
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What is the aspect of the Central Coast (North) of California?
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Vines are planted mainly on the flat and sloping lands of the various valleys. Variations are found; on the steep slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains and the high benchland of the Pinnacles above Soledad, for example. |
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What is the soil like in the Central Coast (North) region of California?
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A wide variety of gravel loams, often high in stone content and rich in limestone, in the Livermore Valley; clay and gravel loams in Santa Clara; sandy and gravelly loams over granite or limestone in San Benito; and gravelly, well-drained, low-fertility soils in Monterey. |
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What are the winemaking methods and techniques like in the Central Coast (North) region of California?
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A small number of big wine companies produce a vast quantity of inexpensive wines utilizing high-tech, production-line methods. The number of small wineries is growing. Many of these are quality-conscious and some are justifiably famous. |
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What is the style of wine traditionally produced in the Central Coast (North) region of California? How has that changed?
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Originally a district where a small number of big companies produced a vast quantity of inexpensive wines, the northern Central Coast can now boast a large number of top-quality, highly individual wineries.
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When did winemaking begin in the Central Coast (North) area of California?
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Winemaking in the northern Central Coast district dates from the 1830s, when virtually all the vineyards were located in and around Santa Clara County, and this remained the situation until the late 1950s and early 1960s, when the growing urban sprawl of San Jose forced the wine industry to search out new areas for vine-growing. Happily, this search coincided with the publication of a climatic report based on heat-summation by the University of California. This report pinpointed cooler areas farther south, particularly in Monterey, that should support fine-wine vineyards.
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Who were the first two companies to make the move to Monterey, based on the results of the Heat Summation study?
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Mirassou and Paul Masson, in 1957, purchasing some 1,300 acres (530 hectares) in the Salinas Valley. In the ensuing rush to plant the land, some areas were used that were too cool or exposed to excessive coastal winds. These failures were not the fault of the heat-summation maps, but were due to producers who could not conceive that grapes would not ripen in California.
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Who were the two authors of the heat-summation study in California?
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Professors Winkler and Amerine.
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