French Grapes Flashcards
Budding, Ripening, Vigor, Yield, Risks (4)
Merlot
Early Budding
Mid Ripening
Can be vigorous & high yielding
Frost, Drought, Coulure, Fungal diseases (more than Cabs)
Budding, Ripening, Vigor, Risks (4), Needs, Berries
Cab Sauv
Late Budding
Late Ripening
Vigorous
Eutypa, Esca, Fungal diseases, Autumn rains
Warmer sites, well drained soils (gravel)
Small berries, thick skin
Budding, Ripening, Asset, Risks (2), berries
Cab Franc
Early Budding
Mid Ripening
Winter hardy
Frost, Coulure
Small berries
BUdding, Ripening, Asset, Risks (3), Needs, Berries
Petit Verdot
Early Budding
Very Late Ripening
Disease resistant
Frost, Fully ripening, Autumn rains
Warmest sites
Thick skin, small berries
Ripening, risks, berries, natural intensity and acid
Semillon
Mid Ripening
Botrytis
Thin skin
Low intensity, Medium (+) acid
Buudding, Ripening, Vigor, Assets (2), Risks (4)
Chardonnay
Early Budding
Early Ripening
High Vigor
Can produce high yields w/o loss of quality
Versatile and relatively easy to grow
Frost, Grapevine yellows, Fungal diseases, Millerandage
Budding, Ripening, Nature, Assets, Risks (7), Needs (2), Berries
Pinot Noir
Spatburgunder, Pinot Nero
Early Budding
Early Ripening
Delicate & Finicky Variety
Highly expressive of terroir
Frost, Fan Leaf & Leaf Roll Virus, Fungal diseases, Millerandage, Sunburn, Ripening too fast
Yields limited to product quality, cooler sites/climates
Thin skin
Budding, Ripening, Yield, Asset, Risks (5), Needs, Berries
Gamay
Early Budding
Early Ripening
High Yielding
Retains acid well in warm climates
Frost, Wind, Fungal diseases, Millerandage, Sunburn
Reduced yields to produce quality (bud removal)
Thin skin
Budding, Ripening, Yield, Assets (5), Risks (2), Needs
Riesling
Late Budding
Mid to Late Ripening
High Yielding
Cold hardy, Can produce high quality at high yields (70 hl/ha), Downy & Powdery resistant, Retains acitity well in warmer climates, Highly expressive of terroir
Autumn rain, Botrytis
Warm site with good exposure
Budding, Ripening, Vigor, Yield, Risks (7), Needs
Gewurtztraminer
Early Budding
Early Ripening
High Vigor
Moderate Yields
Frost, Coulure, Chlorosis, Powdery, Botrytis, Grape vine moth, Gains sugar quickly
Low fertility soils, avoid limestone soils
Pinot Gris
Grauburgunder
Early Budding
Early Ripening
Moderate yields
Frost, Botrytis, Downy, Gains sugar quickly, can lose acid quickly
Budding, Ripening, Yields, Assets (2), Risks (3), Needs, Grapes
Melon
Early Budding
Early Ripening
High yields
Cold hardy, Powdery resistant
Frost, Botrytis, Downy
Regular spraying
Tight bunches
Budding, Ripening, Vigor, Yield, Assets, Risks (7), Needs (2), Berries
Chenin Blanc
Early Budding
Late Ripening
High Vigor & Yield
Retains acid in warmer climates
Frost, Autumn rain, Powdery, botrytis, Esca & Eutypa, Uneven ripening
Multiple passes at harvest (mechanized limited), low fertility soils
Small berries
Budding, Ripening, Vigor, Risks (5), Needs (3), Berries
Syrah
Mid Budding
Mid Ripening
High vigor
Botrytis, Mites, Syrah decline, Chlorosis, Reduction
Careful training/trellising for wind, O2 interaction in winery, avoid limestone soils
Small, shirvel easily
Budding, Ripening, Vigor, Risks (5), Needs (2)
Sauv Blanc
Late Budding
Early Ripening
High Vigor
Powdery, Botrytis, Esca & Eutypa, Overly green flavours
Low fertility soils, Careful canopy management
Budding, Ripening, Vigor, Yield, Assets (2), Risks (7), Needs (2)
Grenache
Garnacha
Early Budding
Late Ripening
High Vigor & Yield
Drought resistant, Grows upright (suitable to bush)
Botrytis , Downy, Phomopsis, Coulure, Bacerial Blight, Can lose acid & gain sugar quickly, Oxidation
Warm sites, Low fertility soils
Budding, Ripening, Yield, Risks (5), Needs (4), Berries
Mouvedre
Monastrell, Mataro
Late Budding
Very Late Ripening
Low Yielding
Mites, Leafhoppers, Sour rot, Reduction, Drought
Warmest sites, Soils with good water storage, High O2 interaction, Short pruning
Small to Medium Berries
Budding, Ripening, Yield, Risks (2), Berries, Needs
Carignan
Carinena, Mazuelo (Rioja), Carignano
Late Budding
Late Ripening
High yielding (up to 200 hL/ha)
Powdery, GV moths
Firmly attached bunches (not suited to mech. harvesting)
Sharply reduced yields to produce quality
Budding, Ripening, Assets, Risks, Common Regions
Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
Moscato d’Asti, Sarga Muskatoly
Early Budding
Mid Ripening
Drought & heat tolerant, Superior quality to Muscat of Alexandria
Fungal diseases, mites
Roussillon, Alsace, Hungary, Italy
Difference from a Petit Grains, Common Regions
Muscat of Alexandria
Zibibo, Muscat Gordo Blanco
Bigger grapes, higher sugar, and generally thought to be lower quality
Sicily, Chile (Maule), Australia (Murry-Darling Basin)
Difference from a Petit Grains & Alexandria, Common Regions
Muscat Ottonel
Earlier ripening, lower intensity. Potentially more valuable in cooler climates or to avoid autumn rains.
Also in Alsace.
