Multiple Choice Flashcards
Which of below regions have the least variation in vintage?
a) Loire Valley
b) Mornington Peninsula
c) Columbia Valley
d) Champagne
c) Columbia Valley
Which of below is more neutral in aroma?
a) Torrontes
b) Gewurztraminer
c) Pinot Gris
d) Riesling
c) Pinot Gris
Why is Sauvignon Blanc well suited to cool climates?
Sauvignon Blanc is early ripening and therefore is well suited to cool climates where temperatures help to retain the varietal refreshing characterisics
Why is Riesling well suited to cool climates?
Riesling is very tolerant of cold winters and buds late so avoids spring frosts, making it suitable for cool climates.
Why is Pinot Noir well suited to cool climates?
Pinot Noir is early ripening and therefore is well suited to cool climates where it can reach sufficient ripeness while retaining acidity. Too much heat and sun would potentially ripen Pinot Noir too quickly resulting in unpleasant wines with dull, baked fruit aromas and lifeless acidity.
Why is Melon Blanc well suited to cool climates?
Melon Blanc ripens early and is frost-resistant, making it well suited to the cool climate.
Describe the vine training method used in San Torini stating the reason for this unique practise.
The permanent wood is trained very low to the ground into a basket shape. The purpose is to protect grapes from violent winds by growing them inside the basket.
Describe the Santorini PDO wine with highest reputation.
Santorini PDO can be dry or sweet, red or white.
White wines from Assyrtiko grapes have the highest reputation. The wine is dry with perfumed aromas and concentrated ripe citrus and stone fruit flavours. Natural high acidity results in well balanced wines.
Describe sweet wines made from Assyrtiko
Known as Visanto, the sweet wine from Assyrtiko is made from late harvest grapes which are sun dried for up to 14 days. The luscious sweetness is balanced by high acidity. The wine is aged in old oak barrels for a min of two years, although many mature far longer. Older wines show a marked oxidative character of caramel and nuts.
Which region does not traditionally use the pergola training?
a) Rias Baixas (Spain)
b) Vinho Verde (Portugal)
c) La Rioja (Argentina)
d) Alsace (France)
d) Alsace
Advise a suitable planting technique for high nutrient-sufficent rainfall areas
For very fertile soilsi planting high density is not enough.
Low density planting with multiple canes/cordons produces godd quallty grapes at high yields, particularly in more nutritious New World soils.
Advise a suitable vineyard technique to decrease potentially high yields.
Green harvesting: Removing immature grapes shortly after verasion.
Timing is important because if done at the wrong time, green harvesting can result in vine compensationg for the lost grapes by increasing the size of retained ones. This will result in the same amount of yield but with diluted flavours!
Which of below grapes give low yields by their nature
a) Tourigo Nacional
b) Grenache
c) Grolleau
d) Gamay
a) Tourigo Nacional
