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Grape Growing and Labelling Terms Flashcards

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What are the 4 stages of Grape formation/ripening?

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Flowering
Fruit Set
Veraison
Ripening

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What is Veraison?

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The point at which the grapes start to lose their dark green color, starting the ripening process (white grapes turn gold and black grapes turn red then purple)

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What 6 things does a vine need?

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warmth, sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, nutrients

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4
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What is the process called in which the vine produces sugars?

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Photosynthesis

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5
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Which parts of the grape contain tanins?

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Stem, seeds, and skins (but in lower amounts than the stem and seeds)

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What is botrytis?

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A fungus that grows on the skin of ripe grapes causing noble rot. It makes tiny holes on the skin causing water inside the grape to evaporate and concentrating the flavours.

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What are the ideal conditions so that botrytis doesn’t destroy grapes?

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1) the fungus must grow on ripe grapes
2) the vineyard must have damp, misty mornings to allow fungus spread followed by warm, dry afternoons to limit fungus growth

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When is the growing season?

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April to Oct in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa in the South

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What defines a cool growing climate?

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Average growing season temperature of 16.5 C or below (62 F)

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What defines a moderate growing climate?

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Average growing season temperature between 16.5 and 18.5 C (62 - 65 F)

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What defines a warm growing climate?

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Average growing season temperature between 18.5 and 21 C (65 - 70 F)

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True or False: Grenache can only successfully grow and ripen in areas with a warm climate.

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True

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What are the topical moderating influences on climate?

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Rivers
Slope
Aspect
Cloud
Fog
Mist
Mountains
Soil
Air
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14
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General climate of an area is impacted by…

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Latitude, Altitude, Seas

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What are the day-to-day weather influences on grape production?

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Temperature
Sunlight
Drought/Rain
Hail
Frost
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16
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When are grapes pruned?

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While dormant in winter

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17
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True or False: A PDO is a GI?

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True - GIs within the EU are broken down into PDOs (Protected Designation of Origin) and PGIs (Protected Geographical Indication)

18
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What is a GI

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A legally defined vinyard area within a country

19
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True or False: Statement of origin is required on wine bottles.

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True - although most wines come from GI’s not all do. But those who don’t must at least label the country or state/provence they come from.

20
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True or False: GI’s outside the EU have very defined restrictions on how wine is grown and produced.

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False. Unlike the EU, these GI’s have limited restrictions and many styles can come from a single GI, making it harder to understand style and quality.

21
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What does PDO stand for?

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Protected Designation of Origin

22
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What does PGI stand for?

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Protected Geographical Indication

23
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What are the French PDOs?

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Appellation d’origine protegee (AOP)

Appellation d’origine controlee (AOC)

24
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What are the French PGIs?

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Indication Geographique Protegee (IGP)

Vin de pays (VdP)

25
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What are the Italian PDOs?

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Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC)

Denominazion di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG)

26
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What are the Italian PGIs?

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Indicatizione Geografica Tipica (IGT)

Vino da Tavola (although this isn’t listed in the book)

27
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What are the Spanish PDOs?

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Denominacion de Origen (DO)

Denominacion de Origen Calificada (DOCa)

28
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What is the Spanish PGI?

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Vino de la Tierra

29
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What are the German PDOs?

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Qualitatswein

Pradikatswein

30
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What is the German PGI?

A

Landwein

31
Q

True or False: the term vieilles vignes is legally defined to denote vines of a certain age

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False - this is not a legally designed concept so can be misleading on labels

32
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True or False: A wine from Australia labeled 2016 will be half a year older than a wine labeled 2016 from California

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True - the Australian 2016 harvest would have happened in April and the Californian in Oct

33
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True or False: The term Vendages Tardives can only be used in Burgundy

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False - only in the Alsace

34
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What does Vendages Tardives mean?

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Late Harvest

35
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What does a wine labeled ‘Chateau’ mean?

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Indicates that the wine has been made from grapes grown on the producer’s land/estate rather than being made from bought-in grapes

36
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What are the 6 categories of Pradikatswein in Germany? How are they ranked? Which 2 categories are affected by botrytis?

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Kabinett
Spatlese
Auslese

Beerenauslese - botrytis
Trockenbeerenauslese - botrytis
Eisewein

They are ranked in order of sugar levels. K, S, and A can be sweet or dry whereas B, T, and E are always sweet. In order to qualify for Pradikatswein the wines must meet a minimum sugar level and come from one of Germany’s 13 regions only.

37
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Which grape varieties are more susceptible to botrytis?

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Riesling
Chenin Blanc
Semillon
Furmint

38
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What are the 4 Spanish age labeling terms?

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Joven - young, fruit (no minimum aging requirements), typically released the year following the vintage
Crianza - aged for the shortest period, must be aged in oak barrels prior to release
Reserva - must be aged for extended periods of time in both oak and bottles. means cooked/dried fruit flavors and complex layers of primary, secondary, and tertiary flavors
Gran Reserva - aged for the longest and have the most pronounced secondary and tertiary flavors

39
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In Italy, what does the term Classico mean?

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wine has been made from grapes grown in the historic centre of a region; often located in the hilliest part; typically produce wines that are more contrated in flavor

40
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In Italy, what does the term Reserva mean?

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Indicates a DOC or DOCG wine that has been aged for at least a set number of months before release

41
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Vendage Tardives is a term that can only be used on wines from what region? What does it mean?

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Alsace, Late Harvest

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