D3 Climatic Influences Flashcards
Bordeaux Influences
Gulf Stream (warms)
Atlantic (humidity/rain)
Landes (protect)
Cote d’Or Influences
Morvan Hills (protect)
Cote Chalonnaise Influences
South facing slopes (aid in ripening)
Beaujolais Influences
Saone River (moderates)
Mistral Wind (cools, dries)
Alsace Influences
Vosges Mountains (Rain Shadow)
Fohn Wind (wams, dries)
Rhine River (moderates)
Pays Nantais Influences
Atlantic Ocean
Anjou-Saumur Influences
Atlantic Ocean
Northern Rhone Influences
Mistral Wind
(decreases fungal disease, reduces vigor, lowers yields)
Languedoc Influences
Tramontane (cool/dry)
Corbierers Influences
Mountains (Tauch/D’Alaric)
Altitude
Terrasses du Larzac Influences
Altitude
High diurnal Range
Roussillon Influences
Pyranees
Provence Influences
Cold Mistral
Altitude
Dordogne Influences
Atlantic Ocean
Cahors Influences
Atlantic Ocean
Lot River
Madiran Influences
Atlantic Ocean
Fohn Wind
Jurancon Influences
Atlantic Ocean
Fohn Wind
Germany Influences
Slopes (sunlight interception)
Mosel River (sunlight/heat)
Austria Influences
Alps (cooling)
Lake Neusidlersee (botrytis)
Northerly winds (cooling)
Adriatic Sea (warm)
Pannonian Plain (warm)
Tokaj Influences
Bodrog/Tisza Rivers (botrytis)
Zemplen Mountains
Greece Influences
Sea breezes (moderates)
Wind (reduces fungal disease, can stop photosynthesis and cause water stress)
Altitude (diurnal range)
Mountainous (cools)
Trentino Influences
Mountains (protect)
Lake Garda (moderates)
Heat from Valley floor
Mountains (cold air descends)
High diurnal range
===longer growing season intensifying flavor
Alto Adige Influences
Mountains (protect)
Warm air currents
300 days sunshine
Large diurnal range
Friuli Influences
Adriatic Sea (warm air)
Alps (cooling)
Soave/Valpolicella/Amarone/Recioto Influences
Altitude (cooling)
Large diurnal range
Lake Garda (moderates/breezes)
Adige and Po Rivers (humidity/fog)
Northwest Italy Influences
Alps/Appenines (protect)
Po River (moderate)
Central Italy Influences
Appenines
Coastal Breezes
Altitude
Tuscany Influences
Altitude inland (cools)
Appenines
Ocean Breezes
Bolgheri Influences
Coastal Breezes
Cool nights
Winds
Marche Influences
Adriatic Sea (moderates)
Lazio Influences
Altitude
Winds from the Sea
Abruzzo Influences
Appenines
Coastal breezes
Campania Influences
Altitude
Basilicata Influences
Altitude
Sea Breezes
Puglia Influences
Sea Breezes (moderate)
Sicilia Influences
Altitude (cools)
Sardegna Influences
Altitude
Winds
Rioja Influences
Mountains (protect north and south)
Atlantic Ocean (cools)
Mediterranean Sea (warms)
Ebro River & tributaries
Toro Influences
Duero River
Ribera del Duero Influences
High altitude (cools)
Priorat Influences
Serra de Montsant (protects)
Serra de Llaberia (protects)
High diurnal range
Rias Baixas Influences
Atlantic Ocean (moderates)
Valencia/Murcia Influences
Altitude
Proximity to coast
Yecla Influences
Mediterranean (moderates)
Altitude (cools)
Portugal Influences
Atlantic Ocean
Mountain Ranges
Vinho Verde Influences
Atlantic Ocean
Douro Influences
Douro River (aspects and altitude)
Marao Mountains (protect from Atlantic)
Dao Influences
Mountains Surrounding (protect)
Bairrada Influences
Atlantic Ocean
Alentejo Influences
Mountains (N, S, E)
California Influences
Pacific (cooling)
Mountains (protect/shield)
Fog (lower night temps)
East/West Valleys (funnel cold air)
Central Valley CA Influences
Cooling winds
San Fran Bay
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Oregon Influences
Coast Range (protects)
Cold Ocean currents
Winds
Washington Influences
Cascade Mountains (shelter)
Canada Influences
Lakes (moderate)
Snow (protects)
Ontario Influences
Lake ERie
Lake Ontario
(moderate extremes, circulate air)
British Columbia Influences
Okanagan Lake (moderates, provides irrigation)
Chile Influences
Pacific Ocean (cools)
Coastal Mountains
Andes
Humboldt Current
El Nino/La Nina (vintage variation)
Limari Influences
morning fog
Cool breezes
Coastal Mountains
Andes
Pacific Ocean
Humboldt
Aconcagua Valley Influences
Coastal Breezes
San Antonio Valley Influences
Pacific Ocean
Hills
Central Valley Chile Influences
Coastal Ranges (shelter)
Argentina Influences
High altitude
High diurnal range
Andes (rain shadow)
Mendoza Influences
Andes
Mendoza River (irrigation)
South Africa Influences
Southern Ocean
Benguela Current
Cape Doctor
Altitude
Coastal Fog
all cooling
Stellenbosch Influences
False Bay
Mountain Slopes
Paarl Influences
Berg River
Constantia Influences
False Bay
Durbanville Influences
Tygerberg Hills (protect)
False Bay
Breede River Valley Influences
Breede River (irrigation)
Cape South Coast (Walker Bay) Influences
Atlantic Ocean (cooling)
Elgin Influences
Altitude
Cloud Cover
Ocean (cooling)
leading to long growing season, elegance, higher acidity
Australia Influences
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
Murray River System
Altitude
SE Australia Zone Influences
Murray and Darling Rivers (cooling)
Barossa Influences
Hills/Mountains (protect)
Cool nights
Eden Valley Influences
Altitude
Clare Valley Influences
Breezes
Cold Nights
High Diurnal Range
McLaren Valey Influences
Winds
Sea Breezes
Altitude
Coonawarra Influences
Southern Ocean Breezes
Cloud Cover (cools)
Cool nights (lengthen)
Yarra Valley Influences
Altitude
Mornington Peninsula Influences
Port Phillip Bay
Bass Strait
Winds
all extend growing season
Geelong Influences
Port Phillip Bay
Bass Strait
Hunter Valley Influences
Cloud cover
Cool nights
High diurnal range
Sea Breezes (Pacific)
Tasmania Influences
Southern Ocean
Margaret River Influences
Indian Ocean (warms)
Southern Ocean
New Zealand Influences
South Pacific Ocean (moderates)
Southern Alps (Rain Shadow)
Marlborough Influences
Mountains (protect)
Hawkes Bay Influences
Pacific Ocean
Gravel Soils
Central Otago Influences
Southern Alps (protect and surround)