TWP EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

TWP EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS /.Agoston Haaraszthy - Answer- August 30, 1812 - July 6, 1869: Hungarian-American pioneering winemaker in Wisconsin and California, often referred to as the "Father of California Viticulture" or the "Father of Modern Winemaking in California", one of the first men to plant vineyards in Wisconsin, founded Buena Vista vineyards (now Buena Vista Carneros) in Sonoma California. In 1858, he wrote "Report on Grapes and Wine of California" published by California State Agricultural Society, this report was recognized as the first treatise on winemaking written and published in California. In March 2007, he was inducted into the Vintners Hall of Fame by the Culinary Institute of America. /.Andre Tchelistcheff - Answer- -Dean of American Winemakers -Refined California Cabernet -"Private Reserve" benchmark for CA wines and served at White House functions -contributions to: -cold fermentation -malolactic fermentation -vineyard frost protection -wine development in key CA wine regions /.Antonio Galloni - Answer-Tasting staff member of Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Founded Vinous in 2013 /.Atlas Peak - Answer-Elevation: 760-2600 ft; cool, mountain influenced; temps ~10-15 cooler than valley floor - rarely over 90; low diurnal change /.Atlas Peak - Answer-Volcanic w/ basaltic red color; shallow w/ low water retention /.Ballard Canyon - Answer-cool maritime influence meets warmer temps of inland /.Ben Smith - Answer- Business partner Gaye McNutt - developed Cadence Winery, known for red blends strive to express terroir of each vineyard since 1998 focus on Bordeaux style wines - combining grapes from Red Mountain Ava represent WA wines by producing Cab. Franc, Merlot, Cab. Sav. & Petite Verdot blends from own vineyard, Cara Mia /.Bennett Valley - Answer-Summer fog w/ cool morning breezes& mountain bench locations perfect for Syrah /.Bo Barrett - Answer-winemaker for Chateau Montelena from 1982 expertise in single appellation vineyard /.Calistoga - Answer-almost completely volcanic; rocky-stony loam on hillsides to gravelly-cobbly loams on alluvial fan & heavy clay-silt in valley center /.Calistoga - Answer-warm-hot, low humidity; summer temps peak @ 90 and fall to low 50s; widest diurnal range /.Cecilia Welch - Answer-Degree in Fermentation Science from UC Davis worked harvest In Barossa Valley of Australia created Corra Wines in Napa 2008 Winemaker of the Year by Food & Wine Magizine one of Forbes' Top Ten Tastemakers of 2006 /.Chalk Hill - Answer-Warmer than rest of RRV AVA due to elevation above fogline /.Chalone - Answer-high daytime summer temp w/ low night temps preserving balance and acidity /.Charles Smith - Answer-in 1999 he met a French winemaker - convinced he would make his own wine - opened a wine shop after moving back In 2001 - released 330 cases of his first wine from his Walla Walla Valley home A self-taught winemaker - crafted his own house wine sold his first line to Precept Brands in 2006 and then created his second brand Charles Smith Wines In 2008, K Vintners was recognized by Wine and Spirits magazine as one the "Best New Wineries of the Last Ten Years" and as the "Winery of the Year". Food and Wine magazine named him the "Winemaker of the Year" in 2009. /.Chiles Valley - Answer-Elevation: 800-1300 ft; warmer, more continental; mid 80s in summer; elevation + summer fog = chilly nights (below 50) /.Chiles Valley - Answer-Valley floor - alluvial w/ silt-clay composition (marine origin), good fertility; Hillside - more clay-loam, w/ some volcanic outcropping, less fertile /.Christian Moueix - Answer-French winemaker and president of the Etablissements Jean-Pierre ________ (Petrus), a leading wine company of Bordeaux's Right Bank sole owner of Dominus Estate adapted his French technicality to the Californian conditions, focus is on dry farming for both ecological measures and to produce high quality grapes He acquired the Schmidt Ranch in Oakville in 2008 awarded Man of the Year by Decanter Magazine 2011 was awarded Wine Spectator's Distinguished Service Award. /.Christophe Baron - Answer-1993 internship in Walla Walla bought "Walla Walla Valley's Worst Farmland" planted 1997, named it Cayuse Vineyards now has grown to 8 vineyards /.Chuck Wagner - Answer- At 19, he joined his parents to create Caymus Vineyards He and his father believed in making wines with character, complexity, and consistency They used Napa's unique climate and soil and established the region's singular style and reputation for Cabernet Sauvignon In 1989, Wine Spectator awarded them "Wine of the Year" for their 1984 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon The magazine awarded them the same award five years later, making them the only wine in the world to receive this honor twice In 2007, he was recognized with Wine Spectator's Distinguished Service Award. /.Coombsville - Answer-Daily avg temp up to 10 cooler in hot months than other appellations; heat spikes less severe /.Coombsville - Answer-Daily avg temp up to 10 cooler in hot months than other appellations; heat spikes less severe /.David Lett - Answer- 1939 to October 9, 2008: Pioneer in the Oregon wine industry he and his wife planted the first vineyard and made their first Pinot Noir in 1970, and was the first to cultivate both Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris in Oregon which gave him the nickname "Papa Pinot" The Eyrie Vineyards 1975 South Block Reserve Pinot noir showed highly in the Wine Olympiad in Paris in 1979 as well as the following year in Burgundy. /.David Phinney - Answer- took a trip to Florence, Italy and was introduced to wine and the winemaking He graduated school and ended up working for Robert Mondavi Winery in 1997 as a temporary harvest worker In 1998, he founded Orin Swift Cellars spent the next decade making wine for others as well as for himself and grew his company into a multinational brand and now includes 300 acres of vineyards in France He sold The Prisoner brand which was later sold to Constellation In 2016,He sold Orin Swift to Gallo but continues as winemaker and still owns his Destinations label.