Factors In The Vineyard

Question 1

The Vine

Answer 1

Species, varieties, clones, crossings, hybrids, green parts, one-year-old Wood, permanent wood

Question 2

What The vine needs to grow

Answer 2

Warmth, sunlight, water, nutrients, carbon dioxide

Question 3

Vine growth cycle

Answer 3

Dormancy, budburst, flowering, fruitset, veraison, ripening

Question 4

Components of the grape

Answer 4

Water, sugar, aids (tartaric acid, malic acid), colour, tannin, flavour compounds

Question 5

Different climates

Answer 5

Cool, moderate, warm, hot
Mediterranean, maritime, continental

Question 6

Factors influencing regional climate

Answer 6

Latitude, altitude, oceans, large lakes, continentality, diurnal range

Question 7

Factors influencing site climate

Answer 7

Aspect, soil (heat/drainage) (water supply, nutrients), fog, bodies of water

Question 8

Weather

Answer 8

Vintage variations

Question 9

Managing The vine

Answer 9

Training, pruning, trellised, canopy management, density, harvest

Question 10

Managing hazards

Answer 10

Frost: site selection, heaters, wind machines, sprinklers
Freeze: earthing up
Rain: harvest dates, canopy/training
Hail: nets, multiple sites
Water stress: irrigation, drip, sprinkler, flood
Sunburn: canopy management
Nutrient deficency: fertiliser

Question 11

Managing pest and disease

Answer 11

Phylloxera: use of rootstocks
Other animals: insecticides, physical barriers, biological diversity
Fungal disease: canopy management, fungicide
Viruses and bacteria: replacing The vine, sanitising The land

Question 12

Concentrating grape sugars

Answer 12

Noble rot
Drying grapes on the vine (late harvest/ paserillage)
Drying grapes after picking (apassimento/pasito)
Freezing grapes on the vine

Question 13

Approaches to vineyard management

Answer 13

Conventional
Sustainable
Organic
Biodynamic