Fundamentals 1 Flashcards
Botrytis Cinerea is also known as…
Noble Rot or Pourriture Noble
What are the three levels of the French wine Quality Pyramid?
AOC/AOP, IGP, Vins sans IG (Vin de France)
What are basal buds?
On a shoot, basal buds are those closest to the trunk
What is the difference between conventional and sustainable farming practices?
Conventional farming practices fell heavily upon agrochemicals; sustainable farming methods use agrochemicals more discriminately
T or F: Grapes are described as early-to-late ripeners relative to the harvest date of Chasselas.
True
Above what temperature would a vine stop photosynthesizing?
95°F/35°C
Below what temperature would a vine stop photosynthesizing?
50°F/10°C
T or F: Phylloxera is indigenous to Europe
False. It is indigenous to North America
Powdery Mildew is also known by what name?
Oidium
Downy Mildew is also known by what name?
Peronospera
A Pét-Nat is made via what production method?
Méthode Ancestrale
What sparkling wine production method involves just one fermentation?
Méthode Ancestrale
Define “oxidative winemaking”
A practice by which a wine is deliberately allowed contact with oxygen
Define “reductive winemaking”
A practice by which a wine’s contact with oxygen is minimized before bottling
Define “passerillage”
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
What is a synonym for Melon de Bourgogne?
Muscadet
Define “monopole”
A vineyard with a single owner
Name the 3 most commonly grown grapes in northeastern France during the Middle Ages…
Pinot, Savagnin and Gouais Blanc
The word “meunier” translates as…
“Miller”. The grape is so named because the underside of the leaves appear as though dusted with flour
Malbec is a natural cross of what two grapes?
Prunelard x Magdeleine Noire des Charentes
