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Appellations of Central Coast
46 wine regions, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, or type every one you can remember in Name all.
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About this quiz
The quiz covers 46 wine regions, from Santa Cruz Mountains and Edna Valley to Templeton Gap District.
What they are known for
- Santa Cruz Mountains: A AVA, inside Central Coast, protected since 1982
- Edna Valley: A AVA, inside San Luis Obispo Coast, protected since 1982
- Paso Robles: A AVA, inside Central Coast, protected since 1983
- Santa Clara Valley: A AVA, inside San Francisco Bay, protected since 1989
- Santa Ynez Valley: A AVA, inside Central Coast, protected since 1983
- Sta. Rita Hills: A AVA, inside Santa Ynez Valley, protected since 2001
- York Mountain: A AVA, inside Central Coast, protected since 1983
- Adelaida District: A AVA, inside Paso Robles, protected since 2014
The wine regions
- 1Santa Cruz Mountains
- 2Edna Valley
- 3Paso Robles
- 4Santa Clara Valley
- 5Santa Ynez Valley
- 6Sta. Rita Hills
- 7York Mountain
- 8Adelaida District
- 9Arroyo Grande Valley
- 10Arroyo Seco
- 11Ben Lomond Mountain
- 12Carmel Valley
- 13Chalone
- 14Cienega Valley
- 15Hames Valley
- 16Lime Kiln Valley
- 17Livermore Valley
- 18Monterey
- 19Pacheco Pass
- 20Paicines
- 21San Antonio Valley
- 22San Benito
- 23San Bernabe
- 24San Francisco Bay
- 25San Lucas
- 26San Ysidro District
- 27Santa Lucia Highlands
- 28Santa Maria Valley
- 29Alisos Canyon
- 30Ballard Canyon
- 31Creston District
- 32El Pomar District
- 33Gabilan Mountains
- 34Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara
- 35Lamorinda
- 36Los Olivos District
- 37Mt. Harlan
- 38Paso Robles Estrella District
- 39Paso Robles Geneseo District
- 40Paso Robles Highlands District
- 41Paso Robles Willow Creek District
- 42San Juan Creek
- 43San Luis Obispo Coast
- 44San Miguel District
- 45Santa Margarita Ranch
- 46Templeton Gap District
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How the figures are measured
How well known each wine region is: the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article on it (Wikidata sitelinks). Wine regions rank by fame because the area of many is not known; rank by area for the largest. A wine region is a legally defined appellation: the land within which a wine must be grown to carry the name. Every wine PDO registered in the European Union (DOCG and DOC in Italy, AOC in France, DO and DOCa in Spain, DOC in Portugal…), outlined from the municipalities each one’s specification lists, and the American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) of the United States. An appellation drawn on the very same land as another is one row under its best known name. The small appellations lie inside the large; a quiz can be of the ones inside one (“appellations of Bordeaux”). Countries are those the outline lies in.