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Bien Nacido Vineyards, the Glossary

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Wineries in California

Adobe

Adobe is a building material made from earth and organic materials.

Alta California

Alta California ('Upper California'), also known as Nueva California ('New California') among other names, was a province of New Spain formally established in 1804.

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Au Bon Climat is a U.S.-based winery, founded in 1982 by Adam Tolmach and Jim Clendenen in the early years of the Santa Barbara County wine industry. Bien Nacido Vineyards and au Bon Climat are Wineries in California.

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Barbera

Barbera is a red Italian wine grape variety that, as of 2000, was the third most-planted red grape variety in Italy (after Sangiovese and Montepulciano).

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Biodynamic agriculture

Biodynamic agriculture is a form of alternative agriculture based on pseudo-scientific and esoteric concepts initially developed in 1924 by Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925).

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Burgundy wine

Burgundy wine (Bourgogne or vin de Bourgogne) is made in the Burgundy region of eastern France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône, a tributary of the Rhône.

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California State Fair

The California State Fair (CSF) is the annual state fair for the state of California.

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Chalk

Chalk is a soft, white, porous, sedimentary carbonate rock.

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine.

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Chumash people

The Chumash are a Native American people of the central and southern coastal regions of California, in portions of what is now Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, extending from Morro Bay in the north to Malibu in the south to Mt Pinos in the east.

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Cuyama River

The Cuyama River (Chumash: Kuyam, meaning "Clam") is a U.S. Geological Survey.

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Grenache

Grenache or Garnacha is one of the most widely planted red wine grape varieties in the world.

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Jim Clendenen

James Alexander Clendenen (January 11, 1953May 15, 2021) was an American winemaker and the owner of Au Bon Climat, a winery in Santa Maria, California.

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Juan Bautista Alvarado

Juan Bautista Valentín Alvarado y Vallejo (February 14, 1809 – July 13, 1882) usually known as Juan Bautista Alvarado, was a Californio politician that served as Governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1842.

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Land grant

A land grant is a gift of real estate—land or its use privileges—made by a government or other authority as an incentive, means of enabling works, or as a reward for services to an individual, especially in return for military service.

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League (unit)

A league is a unit of length.

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Loam

Loam (in geology and soil science) is soil composed mostly of sand (particle size >), silt (particle size >), and a smaller amount of clay (particle size These proportions can vary to a degree, however, and result in different types of loam soils: sandy loam, silty loam, clay loam, sandy clay loam, silty clay loam, and loam.

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Merlot

Merlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines.

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Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre (also known as Mataro or Monastrell) is a red wine grape variety grown in many regions around the world including the Rhône and Provence regions of France, the Valencia and Jumilla and Yecla denominaciones de origen (DOs) of Spain, as well as the Balearic Islands, California and Washington and the Australian regions of South Australia and New South Wales, plus South Africa.

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Nebbiolo

Nebbiolo (nebieul) is an Italian red wine grape variety predominantly associated with its native Piedmont region, where it makes the Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) wines of Barolo, Barbaresco, Gattinara, Ghemme, and Roero, together with numerous DOC wines.

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Organic farming

Organic farming, also known as ecological farming or biological farming,Labelling, article 30 of is an agricultural system that uses fertilizers of organic origin such as compost manure, green manure, and bone meal and places emphasis on techniques such as crop rotation and companion planting.

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Pinot blanc

Pinot blanc or Pinot bianco is a white wine grape.

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Pinot gris

Pinot gris, Pinot grigio or Grauburgunder is a white wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera.

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Pinot noir

Pinot noir, also known as Pinot nero, is a red-wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera.

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Plant nursery

A nursery is a place where plants are propagated and grown to a desired size.

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Rancho Guadalasca

Rancho Guadalasca was a Mexican land grant in present-day Ventura County, California, given in 1836 by Governor Mariano Chico to Ysabel Yorba.

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Rancho Tepusquet

Rancho Tepusquet was a Mexican land grant in present-day northern Santa Barbara County, California given in 1837 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to Tomás Olivera.

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Rhône wine

The Rhône wine region in Southern France is situated in the Rhône valley and produces numerous wines under various Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) designations.

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Roussanne

Roussanne is a white wine grape grown originally in the Rhône wine region in France, where it is often blended with Marsanne.

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San Rafael Mountains

The San Rafael Mountains are a mountain range in central Santa Barbara County, California, U.S., separating the drainages of the Santa Ynez River and the Santa Maria River.

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Sand

Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles.

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Sisquoc River

The Sisquoc River is a westward flowing river in northeastern Santa Barbara County, California.

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Syrah

Syrah, also known as Shiraz, is a dark-skinned grape variety grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce red wine.

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University of California, Davis

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States.

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Vineyard

A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes, and non-alcoholic grape juice.

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Viognier

Viognier is a white wine grape variety.

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Viticulture

Viticulture (vitis cultura, "vine-growing"), viniculture (vinis cultura, "wine-growing"), or winegrowing is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes.

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Wine

Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit.

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Winkler index

The Winkler Index, sometimes known as the Winkler Scale or Winkler Regions, is a technique for classifying the climate of wine growing regions based on heat summation or growing degree-days.

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Bien Nacido Vineyards, the Glossary

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Wineries in California

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