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Fundamentals Online Flashcards & Quiz

1
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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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4
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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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5
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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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Above what temperature would a vine stop photosynthesizing?

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35c

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7
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Below what temperature would a vine stop photosynthesizing?

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10c

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T or F: Phylloxera is indigenous to Europe.

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False. It is indigenous to North America.

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9
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Powdery Mildew is also known by what name?

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Oidium

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Downy Mildew is also known by what name?

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Peronospera

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11
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A Pet-Nat is made via what production method?

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Methode Ancestrale

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12
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What sparkling wine production method involves just one fermentation?

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Methode Ancestrale

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13
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What is a synonym for Melon de Bourgogne?

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Muscadet

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14
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Define “monopole”

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A vineyard with a single owner.

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15
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Name the 3 most commonly grown grapes in northeastern France during the Middle Ages…

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Pinot, Savagnin and Gouais Blanc.

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16
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The world “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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17
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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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18
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What does VDN stand for?

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Vin Doux Naturel

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19
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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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20
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What French city was home to the coronation of French Kings?

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Reims

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21
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Define “ban des vendages”

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The official picking date as prescribed by government officials.

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22
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What is the longest River in France?

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Loire

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23
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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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24
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What is Mistral?

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A cold, north wind largely impacting the Rhone Valley and Provence.

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What is the Tramontane?

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A cold, northwind largely impacting Languedoc and Roussillon.

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26
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The Phocaeans founded what important city in the south of France?

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Marseille

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27
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What was the traditional language of the Languedoc?

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Occitan

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28
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Cabernet Sauvignon is the natural cross of what 2 grapes?

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Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc

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29
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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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30
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Chardonnay is a natural cross of what 2 grapes?

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Pinot x Gouais Blanc

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31
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What 3 varities of Muscat grow in France?

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Muscat a Petit Grains, Muscat d’Alexandrie, Muscat Ottonel.

32
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Define “Diurnal”

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

33
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What river cuts through the vineyards of Champange, as well as the city of Paris?

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The Seine

34
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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

35
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In French, a river that flows into another river is called what?

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A Riviere

36
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Define the Napoleonic Code of Inheritance

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

37
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What historically importance project first connected Toulouse to the Mediterranean?

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The Canal de Midi

38
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Define “Bordeaux Mixture”

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a Copper sulfate solution used to combat fungal diseases.

39
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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); Viodyvin certifies vineyards only.

40
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Define “coulure”

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

41
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Define “veraison”

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The point at which berries change color and soften.

42
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Define “marcottage”

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Vine propagation by layering

43
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T or F: Guyot is a form of cane training

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True

44
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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

45
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What is the French term of a bush trained vine?

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Gobelet

46
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Define “must”

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Unfermented grape juice.

47
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Define “debourbage”

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Juice Settling

48
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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 Rhone Valley

49
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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

50
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Define “transversage”

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Process in which 750ml bottles of champange are used to fill larger/smaller bottles after disgorgment.

51
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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.

52
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Define “pupitres”

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

53
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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.

54
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Define “prise de mouse”

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

55
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Define “sur lattes”

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The placement of the sparkling wine bottles o their side between lattes, i.e. thin pieces of wood; the 2nd fermentaion takes place at this stage.

56
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Define “sur lie” aging

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

57
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Define “autolysis”

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The decomposition of dead yeast cells.

58
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Define “Claret”

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British term of the red wines of Bordeaux

59
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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

60
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Define “graben”

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A rift valley created when land sinks between two parallel faults.

61
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As a general rule, grapes are picked how many days after veraison?

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45

62
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Define “maceration peliculaire”

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Skin contact in white wine making.

63
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What production method utilizes an anerobic environment to encourage an enzymatic fermentation?

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Carbonic Maceration

64
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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

65
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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.

66
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Define “lees”

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Dead yeast cells.

67
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Define “batonnage”

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Lees stirring

68
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What is the name for the conversion of malic acid to lactic acid?

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Malolactic conversion

69
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Bentonite, Casein and Gelatin are common agents in what process?

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Fining

70
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What is the name for the “bleeding method” of rose production?

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Saignee

71
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Why might a winemaker cold stabilize their wine?

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

72
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What people introduced formal viticulture to the Celtic tribes of “Gaul”?

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Phocaeans, Greeks from Asia Minor

73
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Define “bonbonnes”

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Glass demi-johns

74
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Define “pigeage”

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Punching down the cap; a cap management technique

75
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Define “delestage”

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Rack and return; a cap management technique.

76
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Define “remontage”

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Pump over; a cap management technique

77
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Define “vin de goutte”

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Free-run juice

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