Chapter 4-Table 1

Question 1

Term used for a vine’s branches, while they are young and pliable

Answer 1

Canes

Question 2

Term for the portion of the vine that includes branches, leaves, and fruit

Answer 2

Canopy

Question 3

Term use for the process where an unrooted cutting is inserted into the trunk of an existing vine

Answer 3

Field Grafting

Question 4

Age at which a grapevine begins to decline in vigor

Answer 4

20 years

Question 5

Ideal degrees of latitude for commercial viticulture

Answer 5

Between 30 and 50 degrees

Question 6

Minimum temperature required for budbreak

Answer 6

50 degrees F

Question 7

Ideal weather conditions for flowering

Answer 7

Warm and dry (rain or wind can hinder fertilization)

Question 8

Term used for the transition from flower to berry

Answer 8

Berry set or Fruit set

Question 9

Condition where many flowers do not develop into grapes

Answer 9

Coulure (“Shatter”)

Question 10

Abnormal fruit set resulting in many small, seedless berries in the grape bunches

Answer 10

Millerandage

Question 11

The ripening of the grapes

Answer 11

Veraison

Question 12

Typical time period from bud break to harvest

Answer 12

140 to 160 days

Question 13

The process by which sunlight is used by the vine to create sugar?

Answer 13

Photosynthesis

Question 14

Process by which water evaporates through the openings in the vine’s leaves

Answer 14

Transpiration

Question 15

Process by which sugars are broken down and used by the vine as energy

Answer 15

Respiration

Question 16

Process by which materials are moved from one area of a plant to another

Answer 16

Translocation

Question 17

French term for the combined natural factors of a vineyard

Answer 17

Terroir