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What winery produces the Sorella proprietary wine?

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Andrew Will

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Which AVA contains the Temperance Hill, Shea, and Seven Springs single vineyards?

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Willamette Valley AVA

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Mountain range blocking rain from Pacific to Washington growing region

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Cascades

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What parellel for Washington viticulture

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46th
firmly continental

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T or F: Phylloxera is an issue in Washington

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false
too cold in winter

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Washington’s columbia valley annual rainfall

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6-12 inches very low

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T or F: many vineyards are dry farmed in Washington

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False, not enough rain

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Uniquely, Columbia Valley vineyards, gain some temperature going up in elevations. Why and what is range?

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cool air, frost sit low in the valley under 1000 ft.
1000- 4000ft for most quality vineyards to get degree days needed.

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Why are Red Mountain, Wahluke Slope and Horse Heaven Hills ideal locations for viticulture.

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South facing, more sun

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What methods are used in the vineyard to combat harse winter frost issues/ freeze issues

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Dual- trunk training
buy fruiting canes

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Order the Geological forces shaping Washingtons wine country
Missoula floods
Wind blown loess
Volcanoes

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Volcanoes Basalt lava bedrock
Missoula floods- gravel, nutrients
Wind blown Loess top soil (silt and sand)

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What are Touchet beds in Columbia Valley

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deposits of nutrient rich soil from Missoula floods

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What stalled Washington’s focus on better wine

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Steele Act- local wine was sold more cheeply than out of state compeitors.

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What wine region is associated with Dr. Walter Clore

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Washington

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What famous Cali winemaker put his stamp on Washington to help develop the industry in the 1960s

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Andre Tchelistcheff

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T or F: Washington makes more white wine than red wine

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False 50/50

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What are the most planted grapes in Washington red and white

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Red: Cab Sauv
White: Chard

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Which columbia valley aVAs straddle the Oregon border

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Columbia Gorge
Walla walla

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T or F: the Columbia Gorge AVA is part of the Columbia Valley AVA

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False

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Oldest Cab vines in all of Washington are where?

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Otis vineyard

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What sub-AVA would you find Red Mountain, Snipes mountain, Rattlesnake hills, Candy mountain, goose gap AVAs

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Yakima Valley

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Hottest temps hit this area of Columbia Valley in this sub-ava and district ava?

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Yakima Valley, Red Mountain

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3 top Red Mountain vineyards

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Kiona Vineyard
Ciel du Cheval
Klipsun

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3 wineries located in Red Mountain disctrict

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Force Majeure
Upchurch
Col Solare
Kiona

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Most important producer in Snipes AVA
Upland Vineyards only one in AVA!
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Notebale producer and vineyard of Rattlesnake Hills
Andrew Will Two Blondes Vineyard
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What is Washington's smallest AVA? Whats the newest?
Candy Mountain 2020 southeast of red mountain Goose Gap 2021 north facing, cooler
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3 rivers forming Walla Walla
Columbia Walla Walla Snake
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Producers of Walla Walla
Leonetti L'ecole Spring Valley Cayuse Gramercy Cellars Rotie Cellars
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T or F: Rocks District is one of Washington's best wine regions
False Its located in Oregon, sourced by Walla Walla growers
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Yakima Valley's single vineyard 1st planted Syrah
Red Willow, 1st planted Syrah Owen Roe, Betz source this
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Where is the Champoux vineyard
Horse Heaven Hills
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Producers of Champoux vineyard
Quilceda Creek Andrew Will Woodward Canyon Powers Winery
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Match the Washington AVA with its Single Vineyard Sagemoor Cield du Cheval Champoux Boushey Otis Yakima HHH Red mountain White Bluffs
Champoux - Horse Heaven Hills Ciel du Cheval- Red Mountain Boushey- Yakima Valley Sagemoor - White Bluffs Otis- Yakima Valley (1st Cab vines)
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Alder Ridge, Phinny Hill and Canoe Ridge are in what AVA
Horse Heaven Hill
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Which sub-AVA of WA sees the least amount of rain fall
Waluke Slope (ironically, "watering hole")
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Region of Columbia Valley highly planted to Riesling
Ancient Lakes
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White Bluffs ava is home to what legendary vineyards
Sagemoor
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2022 one of the last AVAs to be approved in Washington
Rocky Reach
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dry farmed vimeyard in WA most likely in_______
Columbia Gorge
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Celilo vineyard is located in what WA AVA
Columbia Gorge
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Who planted 1st pinot noir in oregon
Richard Sommer , Umpqua Valley
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Who planted the 1st vineyards in Willamette valley
David Lett/ Charles Coury
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Why is the Otis vineyard of Yakima famous
1st Cab planted in 1957 still alive today
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T or F: the Umpqua and Rogue valleys are part of willamette AVA
false
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T or F: Laurelwood District, Lower Long Tom, Mount Pisgah and Tualatin Hills are AVAs within Willamette valley ava
True
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T or F: the Cascades shelter the willamette valley from the West
False, they are east Coast range in West
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What is David Lett repsonisble for and what winery is he associated with?
1st Pinot in Willamette Eyrie Vineyards (dundee)
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What parelellel runs right through Willamette and Burgundy
45Th
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Biggest vineyard concerns in Willamette
Birds Grape rust mites rodents Phylloxera
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Why is no tilling popular in Willamette
tilling spreads bugs ruins water holding capactiy
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T or F: Pinot Noir succeeds in Willamette because of similar limestone and marl soil of Burgundy
False No limestone or Marl
53
The Willamette Valley stretches between what towns/ cities
Portland to Salem (core, best) Salem to Eugene
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When did Domaine Drouhin open in Willamette giving is valdiation
1987
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Similarities of Burgundy and Oregon
45th parellel degree day averages Region 1 annual temp
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Average annual rainfall in Willamette
40 min (1020 mm)
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Why do Willamette producers look to plant on slopes above 275 ft
avoid water logged soils and frost
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Willakenzie is a type of which main soil type of Willamatte
Uplifted Marine Sediment Shale, sandstone thinner, makes dark color / fruited wines Found in the west
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The best known volcanic soild type in the Willamette
Jory more clay, holds water lighter color, red fruits
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Common in the willamette, Volcanic (basalt) and Marine sediment soils can also have ___________ soil type mixed in
Loess
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T or F: As in Washington, Willamette producers look to plant on Missoula flood deposits
False WA needs nutrient rich, no rain OR avoids nutrient rich, lots of rain
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Chapitalization OR vs. Cali
Legal vs. Illegal
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Review order of Oregon AVA establishment year
Umpqua 1984 Rogue 1991 Southern Oregon 2004 Dundee 2004 Yamhill Carlton 2004 ribbon ridge 2005 McMinnville 2005 Chehalem 2006 Eola Amity 2006 Van Duzer cooridor 2019 Laurelwood 2020 Tualatin Hills 2020 Lower long Tom 2021 Mount Pisgah 2022
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Producers located in Dundee
Eyrie Drouhin Sokol Blosser Archery Summit Domaine Serene
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famed vineyards of Dundee
Maresh Abbey Ridge Thomas
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Soil of Yamhill vs. Dundee
Marine sediment vs. Volcanic (jory)
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Producers in Yamhill
Elk Cove Ken Wright Penner Ash
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"grand cru" of yamhill carlton
Shea Vineyard
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What sub AVA of Willamette has the highest elevation
Chehalem Mountains bald peak 1600ft
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What 2 aVAs within chehalem mountians
Ribbon Ridge Tualatin
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What soil type is Laurelwood in willamette
Loess, wind blown soil
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Producers within Chehalem Mountains
Ponzi Adelsheim Erath
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Smallest AVA in Willamette and star producer
Ribbon Ridge Beaux Freres
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Where is Evening Land's Seven springs located (Willamette subava)
Eola Amity
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coastal Wind affects the Willamette from this geological formation
Van Duzer Cooridor
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what is willamettes most planted white grape
Pinot gris
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Who is Oregon's largest producer
King Estates
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What sub ava has the highest elevation in all of Oregon
applegate valley 2000ft max
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What Oregon AVA is shared with Idaho
Snake River AVA
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What state is home to Eagle foothills ava
Idaho
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