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Sonoma County

Geography & Climate · 6 questions · 400 pts

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1 Sonoma County is a wine region. In which country and state is it located?

A Victoria, in Australia B Western Cape, in South Africa C Mendoza, in Argentina D California, in the USA

2 Sonoma County lies just north of San Francisco. Which famous wine region is its immediate neighbour directly to the east?

A Napa Valley B Barossa Valley C Willamette Valley D Hunter Valley

3 How is Sonoma County's wine geography usually described, compared with its neighbour Napa?

A A small island completely surrounded by the Pacific B A large wine county with many different sub-areas C A single narrow valley with one uniform climate D A flat desert with no differences in elevation at all

4 Which large ocean meets Sonoma County's western edge and strongly shapes the region's climate?

A The Mediterranean Sea B The Indian Ocean C The Pacific Ocean D The Atlantic Ocean

5 Which weather feature from the Pacific drifts in over Sonoma's vineyards on many summer mornings and evenings and is typical of the region's climate?

A Late spring snowfall B Tropical hurricane winds C Prolonged sandstorms D Cool fog from the sea

6 Sonoma County belongs to a broader Californian wine region north of San Francisco. What is this region called?

A South Coast B Sierra Foothills C North Coast D Central Valley