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FWS Fundamentals Flashcards

1
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What are basal buds?

A

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

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2
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What is the difference between conventional and sustainable farming practices?

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Conventional practices rely heavily upon agrochemicals

Sustainable practices use agrochemicals more discriminately

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3
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Grapes are described as early-to-late ripeners relative to what?

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The harvest date of Chasselas

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4
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Above what temperature would a vine stop photosynthesizing?

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35°C

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5
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Below what temperature would a vine stop photosynthesizing?

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10°C

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6
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Powdery Mildew is also known by what name?

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Oidium

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7
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Downey Mildew is also known by what name?

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Peronospera

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8
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What production method is used to make Pet-Nats?

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Methode Ancestrale

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9
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What sparkling wine production method involves just one fermentation?

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Methode Ancestrale

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10
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What is reductive winemaking?

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

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11
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What is 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 desiccate on the vine

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12
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What synonym is used for Muscadet in Bourgogne?

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Melon de Bourgogne

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13
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What does monopole mean?

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A vineyard with a single owner

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14
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Malbec is a natural cross of which 2 grapes?

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Prunelard x Magdeleine Noire des Charentes

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15
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List the 4 sweetness levels regulated by the EU and their residual sugar levels

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Sec (dry): 4 g/l
Demi-Sec (medium dry): 4-12 g/l
Moelleux (medium sweet): 12-45 g/l
Doux (sweet): 45+ g/l

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16
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What does VDN stand for?

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Vin Doux Naturel

17
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What is the name of the process by which neutral grape spirit is added to a fermenting must?

A

Mutage

18
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What is “ban des vendanges”?

A

The official picking date as prescribed by government officials

19
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What climatic event in 1956 dramatically changed viticulture in France?

A

The Great Winter Freeze (of 1956)

20
Q

Cabernet Sauvignon is a natural cross of which 2 grapes?

A

Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc

21
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Syrah is a natural cross of which 2 grapes?

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Mondeuse Blance x Dureza

22
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Chardonnay is a natural cross of which 2 grapes?

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Pinot x Gouais Blanc

23
Q

What is the Bordeaux mixture?

A

A copper sulfate solution used to combat fungal diseases

24
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What is “coulure”?

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

25
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What is “veraison”?

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The point at which berries change color and soften

26
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What is “marcottage”?

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Vine propagation by layering

27
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What is “debourbage”?

A

Juice settling

28
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What is “transversage”?

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

29
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What are “pupitres”?

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

30
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What is “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

31
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What is “prise de mousse”?

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The “seizing of the foam”

This is the second fermentation in traditional method sparkling wine production

32
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What is “sur lattes”?

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The placement of sparkling wine bottles on their side between thin pieces of wood called lattes

The second fermentation takes place at this stage

33
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As a general rule, grapes are picked how many days after veraison?

A

45

34
Q

What is “maceration peliculaire”?

A

Skin contact in white wine production

35
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What is “batonnage”?

A

Lees stirring

36
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What is “Saignee”?

A

The “bleeding method” of rose production

37
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Why might a winemaker cold stabilize their wine?

A

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

38
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What is “vin de goutte”?

A

Free-run juice

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