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Fundamentals - French Viticultural Terms Flashcards

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What is the French term for layering?

A

Marcottage/ Provinage

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What did Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet invent?

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Bordeaux mixture and grafting

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3
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What is the latin name of the Asian fruit fly?

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Drosophila Suzuki

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What is Coulure?

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Poor fruit set

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5
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What are basal buds?

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Buds closest to the trunk

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What are the most used training methods in France?

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Guyot, goblet and cordon

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7
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Where can eventail (fan) pruning be found?

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Beaujolais, Savoie and Languedoc

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What grape is grown using Valleé de la Marne training in Champagne?

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Meunier

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9
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What’s the name of the two bud renewal spur on Chablis training?

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Rachet

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10
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What is the name of the renewal spur that has hardened over the first winter in Chablis training?

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Lancement

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11
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What’s a Charpente?

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A lancement that’s over one year old in Chablis training

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What is the name of the fruiting cane in Chablis training?

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Prolongement

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13
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Where is Chablis training most commonly used and for what grape?

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Champagne for Chardonnay

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14
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What does the EU Eurofeuille signify?

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Organic certification

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15
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What did Rudolf Steiner contribute to viticultural practices?

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Biodynamics

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16
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Who was the first person to put biodynamics into practice?

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Maria Thun

17
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Who are the two main biodynamic certification bodies?

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Bioyvin and Demeter

18
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Which body certifies biodynamic farming practices?

A

Demeter

19
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Which body only certifies biodynamic vineyards?

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Biodyvin

20
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Who was the first French vigeron to adopt biodynamic practices?

A

Eugene Meyer in Alsace

21
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What are ResDur vines?

A

Hybrid vines that aim to eliminate 96% of the need for chemical sprays

22
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Who developed ResDur vines

A

Alain Bouquet

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