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35 Cards in this Set
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USA ranks what place in produciton |
4th |
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list 4 wine producing states by volume |
cali new york washington Oregon |
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AVA percentage Varietal percentage |
85% 75% |
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Vineyard % |
95% |
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Vintage % |
95% |
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3 AVAs in Central Coast |
Monterey San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara |
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1 AVA in South Coast |
San Bernardino |
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1 AVA in Central Valley |
Lodi |
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3 AVAs in Sierra Foothills |
Amador El Dorado Yuba Counties |
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Oldest continously operated comercial winery in Sonoma |
Buena Vista |
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Roederer made a $15 m investment here |
Mendocino |
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Parent company of this Californian wine Domaine Chandon |
Moet et Chandon |
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Parent company of this Californian wine Mumm Napa |
GH Mumm |
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Roederer Estate |
Louis Roederer |
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Domaine Carneros |
Taittinger |
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Gloria Ferrer |
Freixenet |
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8 Chardannay producers in Cali K P P F S C A T |
Kistler Patz and Hall Peter Michael Far Niente Stony Hill Chateau Montelena Au Bon Cimat Talbiott |
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In low and hot vineyards of the Sierra Foothills, this grape does well |
Spicy-Jammy Zinfandel |
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Lodi AVA: |
Cooler than most of Central Valley Bulk and Boutique |
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Livermore Calley |
succumbed to urban development in 60s,70s,80s Better known than Napa in 19th Century |
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Name 3 producers in Livermore Valley W C C |
Wente Concannon Cresta Blanca |
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Monterrey County name 3 AVAs S C S |
Cool on Coast, Hot inland Large range of varieties Santa Lucia Highlands Chalone San Lucas |
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San Benito County |
Cool on Coast, Hot inland Large range of varieties Mount Harlan |
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Paso Robles is in what County |
San Luis Obispo |
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Paso Robles AVA |
Oldest wine region little/no marine influence eastern side warm -> rhone varieties Cab, Zin and Rhone Varieties Maj. family owned |
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Paso Robles translates to |
Pass of the Oaks |
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Name 3 AVAs of San Luis Obispo |
Edna Valley Arroyo Grande AVA York Mountain AVA |
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Santa Barbara AVA 5 avas M R Y H B |
longest growing season in CA Santa Maria Valley Santa Rita Hills AVA Santa Ynez Valley AVA Happy Canyon AVA Ballard Canyon AVA |
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7 Meritage Producers |
Opus One Cain Five Joseph Phelps, Insignia Vader Quintessa Dominus Rubicon |
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10 Pinot Noir Producers |
Williams Selyem Kosta Browne Evening Land Pisoni Merry Edwards Calera Rhys Littorai Dehlinger Rochioli |
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Rhone Style Producers |
Tablas Creek Bonny Doon Qupe Edmund St John Gregory Graham Failla Alban |
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Zinfandel Producers |
Turley D-Cubed Ravenswood Rosenblum Peachy Canyon Storybrook Mountain Green and Red Brown Family Rafanelli Robert Biale Ridge |
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Zinfandel Characteristics |
well drained soil can be high yield grapes ripen unevenly |
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Cabernet Producers |
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Caymus Araujo Diamond Creek Dunn Bryant Family Screaming Eagle Ridge Kathryn Kennedy Corison |
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California Cab best Vintages |
12 07 05 |
