Grapes Flashcards
Merlot
Early budding
Mid ripening
Susceptible to coulure, drought, botrytis bunch rot (sorting)
High sugar levels
Cabernet Sauvignon
Late budding
Late ripening
Small berry, thick skin, high tannin
Prone to fungus
Petit Verdot
Early budding
Late ripening
Powerful, deep color, high tannin
Semillon
Mid ripening
Susceptible to botrytis bunch rot and noble rot
Muscadelle
Not related to Muscat
Needs good exposure
Prone to botrytis
Chardonnay
Early budding
Early ripening
High yields without loss of quality
Vigor mgmt for yield/shading
Susceptible to rot, mildew, millerandage
Pinot Noir
Early budding
Early ripening
Limit yields for quality
Delicate
Susceptible to millerandage, mildew, botrytis bunch rot, viruses
Ripens too fast in warm climate
Gamay
Early budding
Early ripening
Susceptible to millerandage
Thin skins - susceptible to rot/wind
Productive- control for quality
Riesling
Cold hardy
Late budding
Late ripening
Needs good exposure/ drainage
Good disease resistance
Gewurztraminer
Early budding
Early ripening
Rapidly accumulates sugar
Vigorous but only moderately productive due to coulure
Pinot Blanc
Early budding
Early ripening
Prone to fungus
Pinot Gris
Early budding
Early ripening
Moderate yields
Susceptible to botrytis bunch rot and downy mildew
High sugar
Oily texture in Alsace
Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains
Greater intensity
Tolerant of dry weather
Susceptible to rot
Melon
Hardy
Buds early
Ripens early
Tight bunches of fruit susceptible to botrytis bunch rot- spray
High acid neutral
Chenin Blanc
Early budding
Late ripening
Vigorous and high yielding
Prone to mildew/ botrytis
Ripens unevenly- tries
Cabernet Franc
Early budding
Mid ripening
Prone to spring frost, coulure (yield reduction)
Ripen fully or tastes leafy
Winter hardy
Grolleau
Early budding
Mid ripening
Prone to botrytis
Rose d’Anjou/ Rose de Loire
Sauvignon Blanc
Late budding
Early ripening
Vigorous- avoid shading
Prone to mildew, botrytis
Syrah
Vigorous- tie/train for Mistral
Botrytis and mites
Syrah decline disorder
Grenache Noir
High yielding
Needs warmth
Late ripening
Upright grower- bush vine
Dry/low fertility soils
Drought resistant Moroney to coulure
Accumulates sugar quickly
Mourvedre
Late budding
Late ripening
Warm to hot climate
Drought resistant but requires small but regular amounts of water
Low yielding
Prone to reduction
Cinsault
Late budding
High yielding
Good drought/heat resistance
Restrict vigor for quality
Chlorosis prone
Viognier
Early budding
Poor flowering and fruit set
Low/unpredictable yields
Looses acid quickly
Marsanne
Late budding
Vigorous/productive - restrain for quality
Poor soils to restrain
Mildew/mites/bunch rot
Roussanne
Late budding
Best on poor free draining soils
Poor wind resistance
Variable yields due to coulure
Grenache Blanc
Early budding
Good wind resistance
High potential alcohol
Clairette
Vigorous
Poor soils
Dry
Grows upright without staking
Late ripening
Oxidizes readily
Bourboulenc
Late ripening
Loose bunches thick skins
Carignan
Late budding
Late ripening
High yielding- low flavor
Old vibes reduce yield- increase quality
Not suited to machine harvest- bunches firmly on vine
Acid/Tannin
Malbec
Vigorous - canopy/yield mgmt
Susceptible to coulure
Tannat
Vigorous
Mid ripening
Prone to botrytis
High tannin/high acid/ high color
Petit Manseng
Early budding
Mid to late ripening
Thick skin/open bunches
High acid
Moderate aromatics
High potential alcohol
Gros Manseng similar but higher yielding and less aromatic- used for dry wine
Savagnin
Early budding
Thick skin - fungus resistant
Thrives on steep marlstone slopes
High acid
Ploussard
Very early budding
Early ripening
Prone to coulure and fungus
Thin skinned
Pale color/high acid/ low tannins
Trousseau
Thick skinned
Prone to poor flowering and coulure
Vigorous- canopy mgmt
Warm site for ripening
Pale color/ high acid/ low tannin
Muller Thurgau
Rivaner
Early German cross
Early ripening
High yielding
Lower acid
Simple/floral
Liebfraumilch
Dornfelder
German cross
Deep color, high acid
Fruity/RS or complex/tannic
Rheinhessen and Pfalz
Silvaner
Early budding
Early ripening
Franken in Germany
Gruner Veltliner
Needs high levels of water
Vigorous on fertile soil
Thick skins - bitter if macerated
Rotundone
Zweigelt
Cross of Saint Laurent and Blaufrankisch
Vigorous and high yielding- control for quality
Not susceptible to frost or rot
Welschriesling
High acid
Neutral
Thin skin - noble rot Neusiedlersee