CA & PNW TWP EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which AVA is not entirely located within the larger Columbia Valley AVA?
A. Yakima
B. Columbia Gorge
C. Horse Heaven Hills
D. Rattlesnake Hills - Correct Answers -B. Columbia Gorge
Which statement regarding the Howell Mountain AVA is most accurate?
A. The appellation owes its distinctive climate to the fact that it is positioned well above
the valley floor. Because of its altitude, generally, evening temperatures are warmer and
daytime temperatures are much cooler - leveling out spikes in heat tend to be more
exaggerated at lower elevations.
B. Due to higher elevation of the appellation, most vineyards are will above the fog line,
allowing for longer daytime periods of warm temperature to ripen grapes and cooler
evenings which lead to exceptionally soft wines.
C. The appellation lends itself to a diverse style of Cabernet Sauvignons dependent on
the elevations which range from 600-1550 feet above sea level with wines ranging from
soft to lush closer to the valley floor to highly concentrated at higher elevations.
D. Howell Mountain is Napa's only non-contignous AVA consisting of a patchwork o -
Correct Answers -A. The appellation owes its distinctive climate to the fact that it is
positioned well above the valley floor. Because of its altitude, generally, evening
temperatures are warmer and daytime temperatures are much cooler - leveling out
spikes in heat tend to be more exaggerated at lower elevations.
Which winemaker is associated with Realm Cellars and heads their own Fait-Main and
Teeter-Totter Labels?
A. Andy Erickson
B. Kieth Emerson
C. Anna Monticelli
D. Benoit Tourquette - Correct Answers -D. Benoit Tourquette
Sometimes referred to as the "Father of California Viticulture", who founded the Buena
Vista winery in Sonoma in the mid-1850's?
A. Gustav Niebaum
B. Agoston Haraszthy
C. Charles Krug
D. Andre Tchelistcheff - Correct Answers -B. Agoston Haraszthy
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which AVA is not entirely located within the larger Columbia Valley AVA?
A. Yakima
B. Columbia Gorge
C. Horse Heaven Hills
D. Rattlesnake Hills - Correct Answers -B. Columbia Gorge
Which statement regarding the Howell Mountain AVA is most accurate?
A. The appellation owes its distinctive climate to the fact that it is positioned well above
the valley floor. Because of its altitude, generally, evening temperatures are warmer and
daytime temperatures are much cooler - leveling out spikes in heat tend to be more
exaggerated at lower elevations.
B. Due to higher elevation of the appellation, most vineyards are will above the fog line,
allowing for longer daytime periods of warm temperature to ripen grapes and cooler
evenings which lead to exceptionally soft wines.
C. The appellation lends itself to a diverse style of Cabernet Sauvignons dependent on
the elevations which range from 600-1550 feet above sea level with wines ranging from
soft to lush closer to the valley floor to highly concentrated at higher elevations.
D. Howell Mountain is Napa's only non-contignous AVA consisting of a patchwork o -
Correct Answers -A. The appellation owes its distinctive climate to the fact that it is
positioned well above the valley floor. Because of its altitude, generally, evening
temperatures are warmer and daytime temperatures are much cooler - leveling out
spikes in heat tend to be more exaggerated at lower elevations.
Which winemaker is associated with Realm Cellars and heads their own Fait-Main and
Teeter-Totter Labels?
A. Andy Erickson
B. Kieth Emerson
C. Anna Monticelli
D. Benoit Tourquette - Correct Answers -D. Benoit Tourquette
Sometimes referred to as the "Father of California Viticulture", who founded the Buena
Vista winery in Sonoma in the mid-1850's?
A. Gustav Niebaum
B. Agoston Haraszthy
C. Charles Krug
D. Andre Tchelistcheff - Correct Answers -B. Agoston Haraszthy
