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French WIne scholar Fundamentals Flashcards

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Botrytis cinerea is also known as…

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Noble Rot or Pourriture Noble

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What are the three levels of the French Wine Quality pyramid?

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AOC/AOP, IGP, Vins sans IG (Vin de France)

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3
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What are basal buds?

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On a shoot, basal buds are those closest to the trunk

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What is the difference between conventional and sustainable farming practices?

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Conventional farming practices rely heavily upon agrochemicals; sustainable farming methods use agrochemicals more discriminately

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T or F: Grapes are described as early-to-late-ripeners relative to the harvest date of Chasselas

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True

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6
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Between what temperature will a vine operate photosynthesis

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50F/10C, and 95F/35C

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T or F: Phylloxera is indigenous to Europe

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False, North America

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Powdery Mildew is also known by what name?

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Oidium

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9
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Downy Mildew is also known by what name?

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Peronospera

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Define “reductive winemaking”

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A practice by which a wine’s contact with oxygen is minimized before bottling

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Define “passerillage”

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A process by which the stalks of the grape clusters are twisted, cutting off the flow of sap and causing the grapes to dessicate on the vine

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Define oxidative wine making

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A practice by which a wine is deliberately allowed contact with oxygen

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define passerillage

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A process by which the stalks of the grape clusters are twisted, cutting off the flow of sap and causing the grapes to dessicate on the vine

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Define “monopole”

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Define “monopole”

A vineyard with a single owner

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13
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what is a synonum for melon de bourgone

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Muscadet

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14
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Malbec is a natural cross of what two grapes?

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Prunelard x Magdeleine Noire des Charentes

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14
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Name the 3 most commonly grown grapes in northwestern France during the Middle Ages

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Pinot, Savagnin and Gouais Blanc

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15
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The word “meunier” translates as…..

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“Miller”. The grape is so named because the underside of the leaves appear as though dusted with flour

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16
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What does VDN stand for?

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Vin Doux Naturel

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17
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Define “ban des vendanges”

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The official picking date as prescribed by government officials

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17
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Name the process by which neutral grape spirit is added to a fermenting must

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Mutage

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18
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What French city was home to the coronation of French kings?

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Reims

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19
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What is the longest river in France?

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Loire

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What climatic event in 1956 dramatically changed viticulture in France?

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The Great Winter Freeze (of 1956)

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21
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The Phocaeans founded what important city in the south of France?

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Marseille

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21
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What is the Mistral?

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A cold, north wind largely impacting the Rhône Valley and Provence

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What is the Tramontane?

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A cold, north wind largely impacting Languedoc and Roussilon

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22
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What was the traditional language of the Languedoc?

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Occitan

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23
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Cabernet Sauvignon is a natural cross of what two grapes?

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Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc

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24
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Syrah is a natural cross of what two grapes?

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Mondeuse Blanche

x Dureza

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25
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What three varieites of Muscat grow in France?

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Muscat à Petit Grains,

Muscat d’Alexandrie,

Muscat Ottonel

26
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Chardonnay is a natural cross of what two grapes?

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Pinot x Gouais Blanc

27
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What river cuts through the vineyards of Champagne, as well as the city of Paris?

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The Seine

28
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Define “Diurnal”

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Daily; of each day e.g. diurnal temperature swing

29
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In French, a river that flows into a body of water like a sea or lake is called what?

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A fleuve

30
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In French, a river that flows into another river is called what?

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A rivière

31
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Define the Napoléonic Code of Inheritance

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A decree that mandated all inheritable property be evenly dividied between each child in the family

32
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What historically important project first connected Toulouse to the Mediterranean?

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The Canal de Midi

33
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Define “Bordeaux Mixture”

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A copper sulfate solution used to combat fungal diseases

34
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What are the two governing bodies for biodynamic farming practices?

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Demeter (founded in Germany) and Biodyvin (founded in France); Biodyvin certifies vineyards only.

34
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Define “coulure”

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Poor fruit set caused by cloudy, cold and/or wet weather at flowering

35
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Define “véraison”

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The point at which berries change color and soften

36
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Define “marcottage”

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Vine propagation by layering

36
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T or F: Cordon is a form of cane training

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False: It is a form of spur training

37
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T or F: Guyot is a form of cane training

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Vine propagation by layering

37
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What is the French term for a bush trained vine?

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Gobelet

37
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In the 14th century, the Papacy moved its headquarters from Rome to what French city?

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Avignon, in the Rhône Valley

37
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Define “must”

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Define “must”

Unfermented grape juice

38
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Define “débourbage”

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Juice settling

38
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What historical figure first united Gaul under one rule and one religion?

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Clovis, King of the Franks

39
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Define “transversage”

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Process in which 750ml bottles of champagne are used to fill larger/smaller bottles after disgorgement

40
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Define “dosage”

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A mix of still wine and sugar added to a bottle of sparkling wine after disgorgement; determines final sweetness level

41
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Define “pupitres”

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The traditional A-framed structures used in the champagne riddling process

42
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Define “remuage”

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The process by which lees are moved to the neck of the sparkling wine bottle in preparation for disgorgement; also known as riddling.

43
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Define “sur lie” aging

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The process of aging wine in contact with its dead yeast cells

43
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Define “prise de mousse”

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“The seizing of the foam,” i.e. the second fermentation in traditional method sparkling wine production

44
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Define “Claret”

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British term for the red wines of Bordeaux

45
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Define “autolysis”

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The decomposition of dead yeast cells

46
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A wine display at the Exposition Universelle of 1855 in Paris resulted in what famous document?

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The Classification of 1855

47
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Define “graben”

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A rift valley created when land sinks between two parallel faults

48
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As a general rule, grapes are picked how many days after véraison?

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45

49
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Define “macération peliculaire”

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Skin contact in white wine making

50
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What production method utilizes an anerobic environment to encourage an enzymatic fermentation?

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Carbonic Maceration

51
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What is the name for the process of adding sugar to a must to increase the final alcohol level?

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Chaptalization

52
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Define “stuck Fermentation”

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A fermentation that accidentally stops before all of the sugar has been converted to alcohol

53
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Define “lees”

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Dead yeast cells

54
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Define “bâtonnage”

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Lees stirring

55
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What is the name for the conversion of malic acid to lactic acid?

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Malolactic conversion

56
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Bentonite, Casein and Gelatin are common agents in what process?

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Fining

57
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Why might a winemaker cold stabilize their wine?

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To remove tartaric acid before bottling so that it does not precipitate out after bottling

58
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What is the name for the “bleeding method” of rosé production?

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Saignée

59
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What people introduced formal viticulture to the Celtic tribes of “Gaul”?

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Phocaeans, Greeks from Asia Minor

60
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Define “bonbonnes”

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Glass demi-johns

61
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Define “pigeage”

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Punching down the cap; a cap management technique

62
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Define “délestage”

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Rack and return; a cap management technique

63
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Define “rémontage”

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Pump over; a cap management technique

64
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Define “vin de goutte”

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