Lecture 1 Intro Flashcards
Other name for Croatina
Bonarda
Long Cane Pruning is associated with….
While Short pruned is associated with…
Guyot
Spur Pruned Cordon
Can croatina be spur pruned
NO!
5 top vine growing countries
- Spain
- China
- France
- Italy
- Turkey
What is the world grape growing productivity (tonnes/hectare)
10 tonnes/hectare (Grape production/Surface Area)
77.3 Million tonnes/ 7.5 Million Hectares
Production of wine 36.6 Million tonnes of grapes total, how much actual wine is produced? (How much for a single bottle and world wide total)
1.32 kg of grapes for one liter and 276 million HL
top 3 countries for consumption
top 3 countries for consumption (per capita)
- US 2. France 3. Italy
- Portugal 2. France 3. Italy
Variability Pyramid
Grape Variety/Rootstock
Vineyard Management
Climate Soil
What kind of techniques are used with the setting wire in the po river valley and why is this important
Raising the setting wire a little higher off of the ground allows for the plant to escape spring frosts which are more common on valley floors (think of the thermal belt scenario)
Importance of slopes in Barolo and Barbaresco
Hills show a high variation in aspect with higher vs lower thermal loads
Canopy training in Abruzzo and why is it important
Canopy is trained as horizontal pergola (tendone) this is important because it allows for higher photosynthesis and higher sunlight interception
What is an important consideration with very steep slopes
They make mechanization very difficult if not impossible
Grapevine variety Definition
A group of individuals with morphological and functional characteristics that are sufficiently homogeneous and different from those of other individuals (other groups of the same species)
Cultivar
A variety that shows an economic interest
Clone
A group of individuals that are genetically homogeneous due to asexual propagation of a single mother plant (cuttings).