New World terms Flashcards
AXR1
- High yielding rootstock
- Very common in California right after 1976 Judgement of Paris
UC Davis
Californian hub for winemaking and viticultural research
Pierce’s disease
- Bacterial disease
- Kills vines in 10 years
- Spreadable by sharpshooters
- Serious threats in California, especially in vineyards near water
White Zinfandel
- Usually from the Central Valley
- Medium pink, medium-dry, 10.5-11% abv usually, medium acid, medium body, tinned strawberry and fruit candy
Durif
French name for California’s Petit Sirah, a deeply coloured, full-bodied, tannic, acidic black
Name at least one key AVA within each county
1. Medocino
2. Sonoma
3. Alameda
4. Monterey
5. San Luis Obispo
6. Santa Barbara
- Medocino - Anderson Valley, wet & cold
- Sonoma - cold Sonoma Coast, hot Dry Creek
- Alameda - CA’s oldest region Livermore Valley
- Monterey - cold Santa Lucia Highlands
- San Luis Obispo - Paso Robles
- Santa Barbara - cold Sta Rita Hills
Templeton Gap
Opens west Paso Robles to the Pacific
Oregon Pinot Noir clones
- Wadenswil - spicy, floral, bright
- Pommard - deep, full bodied
- Dijon - varying characters but all quality-minded
Van Duzer Corridor
- Has a break in the Coastal Ranges thus experiences windy cool conditions
- During peak wind, stomata can shut down to degradation of acidity while phenolics continue ripening
- Most acidic, light, fresh out of all Williamette AVAs
Geneva Double Curtain
- Big vine training system
- Suitable for managing vigour and humidity
- Suitable for mechanisation
Scott Henry
- Big vine training system
- Suitable for managing vigour and humidity
- Suitable for mechanisation
- Common in Ontario, fertile regions in New Zealand and parts of Aus (for shading mostly)
Criolla Chica
- Used in Argentina
- The same as Pais and Mission
- Thin skinned high acidity red
Chile’s classification system (4)
- Region eg. Central Valley
- Sub-region eg. Rapel Valley
- Zone eg. Colchagua
- Area eg. Apalta
Entre Cordilleras
Between Chilean Costa and Andes
Zonda
Hot drying powerful wind descending from the Andes late spring and early summer (flowering & fruit set season)
Torrontés clones (3)
- Riojano
- Sanjuanino - most planted
- Medonico
Also widely planted in Ribeiro, Galicia
Four high yielding varieties popular domestically in Argentina
- Criolla Grande
- Criolla Chica
- Cereza
- Pedro Gimenze
The Criollas make up 20% of Argentina’s total planting, as does Malbec
Primera Zona
Central Mendoza for being Argentina’s oldest wine producing region
Las Compuertas
The highest part of DOC Luyan de Cuyon, making fruity, fresh Malbec and Bordeaux blends
Agrelo
Lower clayey part of DOC Luyan de Cuyon, making riper powerful reds and Semillon
DOCs of Argentina (2)
- Luyan de Cuyon, higher at 1,000m
- San Raphael, lower at 500m, signature white being Chenin
Agulhas current
Warm currents from the Indian Ocean which meet the cold Benguela currents at Cape Agulha (near Walker Bay)
Cape fold belt
A series of geographic features giving the Western Cape its unique angular mountain ranges and poor, stoney sedimentary rock layers of sandstone and shale
The “big six’ of South Africa
- Chenin
- Cab
- Syrah
- Sauv Blanc
- Pinotage
- Chard
South African wine of origin categories (4)
- Geographical unit eg. Western Cape
- Region eg Coastal region
- District eg. Stellenbosch
- Ward eg. Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
Smart Dyson
- Big vine training system
- Divided canopy for shading and balance
- Common in Aus
Soil salinity
- Happens when there’s not enough rain to wash off salt
- Salt accumulates close to ground from deep soil and aquifers
- Reduces vine vigour and can even kill
- Chardonnay is particularly susceptible to it
Barossa Old Vine Charter
Unofficial charter used the South Australia
Ascorbic acid
An antioxidant that’s commonly added to keep fresh fruity style wine stay fresh, such as Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
Cook Strait
- The Strait between north and south island in NZ
- Strong cold winds that can cause stomata to shut down
Cabernet Gernischt
Carmenere in China
