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Grape growing Flashcards

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What does a vine need?

A

Sunlight
CO2
Warmth
Nutrients
Water

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Photosynthesis

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Water + CO2 + sunlight + Water

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Stages of grape formation/ripening

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Flowering
Fruit set - flowers become grapes
Veraison - green to > color
Ripe grapes

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4
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Name the climates

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Cool 16.5/62 or below
Moderate 16.5/62 - 18.5/65
Warm 18.5/65 to 21/70

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Influences on climate

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latitude
altitude
seas - Cools SA wines, warms European wines
rivers
slope/aspect
cloud - important to some warm AU regions
fog - important in CA and Chile
mist - critical for botrytis
mountains - sunny summers, dry autumns, extended gowing season
soil
air

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Influences on

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Cool vintages
Hot vintages - grapes can get dried fruit/sunburn, needs water, may not get it
Drought
Rain
Hail
Frost

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Typical vintner management items

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Training/pruning
Irrigation
managing weeds, pests, disease
Managing yield
Harvest

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