Fundamentals - French Viticultural Terms Flashcards

1
Q

What is the French term for layering?

A

Marcottage/ Provinage

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2
Q

What did Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet invent?

A

Bordeaux mixture and grafting

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3
Q

What is the latin name of the Asian fruit fly?

A

Drosophila Suzuki

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4
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What is Coulure?

A

Poor fruit set

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5
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What are basal buds?

A

Buds closest to the trunk

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6
Q

What are the most used training methods in France?

A

Guyot, goblet and cordon

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7
Q

Where can eventail (fan) pruning be found?

A

Beaujolais, Savoie and Languedoc

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8
Q

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

A

Meunier

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

A

Rachet

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10
Q

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

A

Lancement

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11
Q

What’s a Charpente?

A

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

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12
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What is the name of the fruiting cane in Chablis training?

A

Prolongement

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13
Q

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

A

Champagne for Chardonnay

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14
Q

What does the EU Eurofeuille signify?

A

Organic certification

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15
Q

What did Rudolf Steiner contribute to viticultural practices?

A

Biodynamics

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16
Q

Who was the first person to put biodynamics into practice?

A

Maria Thun

17
Q

Who are the two main biodynamic certification bodies?

A

Bioyvin and Demeter

18
Q

Which body certifies biodynamic farming practices?

A

Demeter

19
Q

Which body only certifies biodynamic vineyards?

A

Biodyvin

20
Q

Who was the first French vigeron to adopt biodynamic practices?

A

Eugene Meyer in Alsace

21
Q

What are ResDur vines?

A

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

22
Q

Who developed ResDur vines

A

Alain Bouquet