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Grapes Flashcards

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Merlot

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Early budding
Mid ripening
Susceptible to coulure, drought, botrytis bunch rot (sorting)
High sugar levels

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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Late budding
Late ripening
Small berry, thick skin, high tannin
Prone to fungus

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Petit Verdot

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Early budding
Late ripening
Powerful, deep color, high tannin

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Semillon

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Mid ripening
Susceptible to botrytis bunch rot and noble rot

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Muscadelle

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Not related to Muscat
Needs good exposure
Prone to botrytis

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Chardonnay

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Early budding
Early ripening
High yields without loss of quality
Vigor mgmt for yield/shading
Susceptible to rot, mildew, millerandage

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Pinot Noir

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Early budding
Early ripening
Limit yields for quality
Delicate
Susceptible to millerandage, mildew, botrytis bunch rot, viruses
Ripens too fast in warm climate

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Gamay

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Early budding
Early ripening
Susceptible to millerandage
Thin skins - susceptible to rot/wind
Productive- control for quality

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Riesling

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Cold hardy
Late budding
Late ripening
Needs good exposure/ drainage
Good disease resistance

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Gewurztraminer

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Early budding
Early ripening
Rapidly accumulates sugar
Vigorous but only moderately productive due to coulure

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Pinot Blanc

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Early budding
Early ripening
Prone to fungus

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Pinot Gris

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Early budding
Early ripening
Moderate yields
Susceptible to botrytis bunch rot and downy mildew
High sugar
Oily texture in Alsace

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Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains

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Greater intensity
Tolerant of dry weather
Susceptible to rot

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Melon

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Hardy
Buds early
Ripens early
Tight bunches of fruit susceptible to botrytis bunch rot- spray
High acid neutral

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Chenin Blanc

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Early budding
Late ripening
Vigorous and high yielding
Prone to mildew/ botrytis
Ripens unevenly- tries

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Cabernet Franc

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Early budding
Mid ripening
Prone to spring frost, coulure (yield reduction)
Ripen fully or tastes leafy
Winter hardy

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Grolleau

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Early budding
Mid ripening
Prone to botrytis
Rose d’Anjou/ Rose de Loire

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Sauvignon Blanc

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Late budding
Early ripening
Vigorous- avoid shading
Prone to mildew, botrytis

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Syrah

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Vigorous- tie/train for Mistral
Botrytis and mites
Syrah decline disorder

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Grenache Noir

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High yielding
Needs warmth
Late ripening
Upright grower- bush vine
Dry/low fertility soils
Drought resistant Moroney to coulure
Accumulates sugar quickly

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Mourvedre

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Late budding
Late ripening
Warm to hot climate
Drought resistant but requires small but regular amounts of water
Low yielding
Prone to reduction

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Cinsault

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Late budding
High yielding
Good drought/heat resistance
Restrict vigor for quality
Chlorosis prone

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Viognier

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Early budding
Poor flowering and fruit set
Low/unpredictable yields
Looses acid quickly

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Marsanne

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Late budding
Vigorous/productive - restrain for quality
Poor soils to restrain
Mildew/mites/bunch rot

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Roussanne

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Late budding
Best on poor free draining soils
Poor wind resistance
Variable yields due to coulure

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Grenache Blanc

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Early budding
Good wind resistance
High potential alcohol

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Clairette

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Vigorous
Poor soils
Dry
Grows upright without staking
Late ripening
Oxidizes readily

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Bourboulenc

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Late ripening
Loose bunches thick skins

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Carignan

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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

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Malbec

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Vigorous - canopy/yield mgmt
Susceptible to coulure

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Tannat

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Vigorous
Mid ripening
Prone to botrytis
High tannin/high acid/ high color

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Petit Manseng

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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

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Savagnin

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Early budding
Thick skin - fungus resistant
Thrives on steep marlstone slopes
High acid

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Ploussard

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Very early budding
Early ripening
Prone to coulure and fungus
Thin skinned
Pale color/high acid/ low tannins

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Trousseau

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Thick skinned
Prone to poor flowering and coulure
Vigorous- canopy mgmt
Warm site for ripening
Pale color/ high acid/ low tannin

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Muller Thurgau

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Rivaner
Early German cross
Early ripening
High yielding
Lower acid
Simple/floral
Liebfraumilch

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Dornfelder

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German cross
Deep color, high acid
Fruity/RS or complex/tannic
Rheinhessen and Pfalz

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Silvaner

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Early budding
Early ripening
Franken in Germany

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Gruner Veltliner

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Needs high levels of water
Vigorous on fertile soil
Thick skins - bitter if macerated
Rotundone

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Zweigelt

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Cross of Saint Laurent and Blaufrankisch
Vigorous and high yielding- control for quality
Not susceptible to frost or rot

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Welschriesling

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High acid
Neutral
Thin skin - noble rot Neusiedlersee

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42
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Blaufrankisch

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Early budding
Late ripening
Warm - Burgenland
Thick skins- not prone to rot
Neusiedlersee
High yielding but struggle to ripen

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Furmint

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Later ripening
Retains acid
Thick skinned but susceptible to botrytis

44
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Harslevelu

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Fruitier than Furmint
Peach/orange blossom

45
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Sarga Muskotaly

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Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains

46
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Roditis

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Pink skinned
High yields
Retsina

47
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Savatiano

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Workhorse
Drought resistant
High volume
Retsina

48
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Assyrtiko

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Originally from Santorini
High acid when ripe - sweet wines

49
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Moschofilero

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Aromatic like Muscat
Pink skinned
High acid

50
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Malagousia

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High quality
Almost extinct

51
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Agiorgitiko

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Deep color
Med acid
High tannins (soft)

52
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Xinomavro

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Like Nebbiolo
High acid
Grippy tannin
Vegetal
Aging gives complexity

53
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Teroldego

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Less susceptible to mildew
Clones 145 and 152 for aromas

54
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Marzemino

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Prone to rot/mildew
Pergola

55
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Lagrein

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Warm site w/sunshine to ripen
Prone to poor fruit set and low yields
Rose

56
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Moscato Rosa

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Susceptible to botrytis bunch rot
Appassimento

57
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Nosiola

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Hazelnut flavor white
Early budding
Vino Santo

58
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Schiava

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Vigorous/high yielding
Pale ruby

59
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Friulano

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Sauvignon Vert
Good disease resistance

60
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Ribolla Gialla

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Only in Collio and Collio Orientali
Hillsides to slow vigor
Prone to shot berries

61
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Refosco dal Penduncolo Rosso

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Vigorous- hill sides
Late ripening
Resistant to botrytis
High tannins

62
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Garganega

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Vigorous/productive
Pergola
Late ripening

63
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Corvina Veronese

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Pergola- does not fruit on first few buds of cane
Prone to sunburn

64
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Corvinone

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Prone to mildew
Uneven ripening in bunches

65
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Rondinella

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Good disease resistance
Reliable
Accumulates sugar fast - Recioto

66
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Molinara

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High yielding
Pale colored
Acidity

67
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Nebbiolo

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First few buds infertile
High acid/tannin
Vigorous-

68
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Barbera

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Early budding
Vigorous
Disease resistant
High yielding- prune for quality
Later ripening
High acid/low tannins

69
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Dolcetto

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Ripens early
Cooler sites
Low vigor
Ripening can stop is cool weather
Reductive in winery
High tannins/lower acid

70
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Cortese

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High yielding white
Thin skin
Gavi

71
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Arneis

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Acid drops rapidly
Oxidize easily

72
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Sangiovese

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Early budding
Late ripening
Vigorous
Thin skin
High yielding- trim for quality

73
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Trebbiano Toscano

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Late budding
Vigorous high yielding
Retains acid
Ugni Blanc

74
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Verdicchio

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First four buds sterile
Late ripening
Retains acid
Probe to mildew/rot
Bitter finish

75
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Pecorino

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High disease resistance
Sterile buds near trunk
Low production
Early ripening
High acid

76
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Passerina

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High production
Good disease resistance
Ripens later
High acid but drops fast

77
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Montepulciano

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Long ripening season
Ripens unevenly
Reductive in winery

78
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Grechetto

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Thick skin
Late harvest
High acid

79
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Sagrantino

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Full sun
Moderate productive
Tannic

80
Q

Malvasia Bianca di Candia

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High yield
Prone to oxidation

81
Q

Malvasia del Lazio

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Cross of Muscat
Grapey
Drops acid fast

82
Q

Cesanese

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Semi aromatic
Late ripening
High yielding

83
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Falanghina

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Good disease resistance
Can shrivel at end of season
Mid to late ripening

84
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Greco

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Challenging to grow
Prone to rot and mildew
Low vigor and productivity
Tolerant of heat and drought resistant

85
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Fiano

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Sensitive to mildew but not botrytis
Thick skin
Late ripening

86
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Aglianico

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Early budding
Long season for ripe tannin
Vigorous- control yields for quality
Prone to botrytis
High acid high tannin

87
Q

Piedirosso

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Pale ruby
Vesuvio
Adapted to heat and drought
Open bunches thick berries

88
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Primitivo

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Zinfandel
High yielding
Susceptible to poor flowering and fruit set
Uneven ripening in bunch
Accumulates sugar

89
Q

Negroamaro

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High yielding
Good disease resistance
Drought resistance
Retains acid

90
Q

Nero di Troia

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Late ripening
Prone to downy mildew
Long season
Uneven ripening in bunch

91
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Catarratto

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High yielding
Disease resistant

92
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Grillo

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Catarratto and Moscato cross
Moderate yields
Heat resistant
Good disease resistance
Oxidizes easily

93
Q

Inzolia

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Early ripening
Good drought resistant
Drops acid when ripe

94
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Nero d’Avola

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Late ripening
Vigorous
Likes heat
Susceptible to uneven flowering

95
Q

Nerello Mascalese

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Early budding
Coulure
Late ripening
Prone to mildew
Tannic

96
Q

Carricante

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Prone to fungus
High altitude
High acid

97
Q

Vermentino

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Early budding
Prone to mildew
Ripens mid season
Sunny warm

98
Q

Tempranillo

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High yielding
Early ripening

99
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Albariño

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Thick skin
Early to mid ripening
High acid

100
Q

Mencia

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Early to mid ripening
Drops acid fast
Gains sugar fast

101
Q

Graciano

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Late ripening
Drought resistant
Small yield
Susceptible to fungus
High acid/tannin

102
Q

Virus

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Macabeo
Late budding
Late ripening
Susceptible to botrytis
Neutral

103
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Novak

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Mid to late budding
Drought tolerant
Retains acid
Ripen unevenly in bunches
Tannins can be grippy
Vigorous high yielding

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