Question 1

The oak usually used to make American oak barrels is _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Quercas alba
B)  Quercas robur
C)  Quercas petraea
D)  Quercas allier A

Question 2

Of the New York wine regions listed below, which AVA is shared with Ohio and Pennsylvania?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long Island
B)  Finger Lakes
C)  Hudson River Region
D)  Lake Erie D

Question 3

Quail Run is located within which Pacific Northwestern AVA?

Accepted Answer

A)  Puget Sound
B)  Rogue Valley
C)  Columbia Valley
D)  Willamette Valley C

Question 4

Canada has an international reputation for ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Port
B)  Icewine
C)  Champagne
D)  Madeira

Question 5

Which of the following is a wine growing region in Oregon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Potter Valley
B)  Cole Ranch
C)  Rogue Valley
D)  McDowell Valley

Question 6

The quality control system in Canada is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  AOP
B)  AVA
C)  VQA
D)  DOC

Question 7

Prohibition lasted from ___ to ____ in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  1914-1919
B)  1920-1933
C)  1919-1924
D)  1939-1944

Question 8

Which wine region produces more wine than any other region in North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ontario
B)  Texas
C)  California
D)  New York

Question 9

Which of the following US states do not make wine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alaska
B)  Hawaii
C)  North Dakota
D)  All of the US states make wine.

Question 10

Which wine region is the most northern?

Accepted Answer

A)  Santa Maria
B)  Paso Robles
C)  Arroyo Grande
D)  Santa Ynez

Question 11

Oregon is most famous for which grape?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pinot Noir
B)  Cabernet Sauvignon
C)  Merlot
D)  Chardonnay

Question 12

The Chalk Hill AVA in Sonoma contains soil that is made out of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chalk
B)  Limestone and chalk
C)  Red clay
D)  Volcanic ash, sand, and loam

Question 13

Which region is not in Mendocino County?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yorkville Highlands
B)  Cole Ranch
C)  Rogue Valley
D)  Potter Valley

Question 14

What was the United States' first AVA?

Accepted Answer

A)  Napa, California
B)  Finger Lakes, New York
C)  Augusta, Missouri
D)  Sonoma, California

Question 15

What is the first sub-AVA to be established within the Napa Valley AVA?

Accepted Answer

A)  St. Helena
B)  Diamond Mountain District
C)  Howell Mountain
D)  Carneros

Question 16

What area in Napa Valley has the coolest temperatures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Calistoga
B)  Howell Mountain
C)  Los Carneros
D)  Mount Veeder

Question 17

Which area is not a sub-AVA of the Sierra Foothills?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cosumnes River
B)  California Shenandoah Valley
C)  El Dorado
D)  North Yuba

Question 18

Which mountain range separates Napa from Sonoma?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vaca mountains
B)  Sierra Nevada Mountains
C)  Santa Cruz Mountains
D)  Mayacamas Moutains

Question 19

If a wine label lists the AVA on it, what percentage of the grapes used to make the wine must come from that AVA?

Accepted Answer

A)  51
B)  85
C)  90
D)  100

Question 20

Which grape is Napa most famous for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cabernet Franc
B)  Chardonnay
C)  Pinot Noir
D)  Cabernet Sauvignon

Exam 7: North America