Growing Environment and GG

Question 1

What is the climate in Prosecco?

Answer 1

-warm, continental, mod rainfall

Question 2

What is the terroir in Prosecco?

Answer 2

-flat plain= affected by moist air and fog from rivers
=sprays for diseases

Question 3

What is the terroir like for the 2 DOCGs?

Answer 3

-hillier
-altitude= cooler and diurnal range
=longer, slower ripening

Question 4

What are the features of Glera?

Answer 4

-vigorous
-semi-aromatic
-high yields
-susceptible to millerandage, downy and powdry mildew, drought, grape vine yellows
-first 2 buds don’t bear much fruit= trained long and vertical trellis w 8-12 buds
-low-med planting densities= vigour

Question 5

What %age of local/international varieties can be permitted?

Answer 5

15%

Question 6

What is Sylvoz training?

Answer 6

-high trained- cordons
-shoots hang down
-frost protection
-machine harvest
-well suited to high vigour sites on fertile, flatter land- eg Prosecco DOC
= aim=high yields
-cheap initially

Question 7

What are the disadvantages of Sylvoz training?

Answer 7

-over cropping
-needs careful monitoring to avoid excessive shading

Question 8

What is double-arched cane training?

Answer 8

-canes bent into arches
-improves evenness of growth and fruitfulness of glera
-increases ventilation= reduces fungal
-Conegliano v= high fruit quality= aim

Question 9

What are the disadvantages of double-arched cane training?

Answer 9

-individual branches must be tied on in every plant= cost

Question 10

What is guyot training?

Answer 10

-flatter land= machines= reducing cost