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New World terms Flashcards

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AXR1

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  • High yielding rootstock
  • Very common in California right after 1976 Judgement of Paris
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UC Davis

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Californian hub for winemaking and viticultural research

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Pierce’s disease

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  • Bacterial disease
  • Kills vines in 10 years
  • Spreadable by sharpshooters
  • Serious threats in California, especially in vineyards near water
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White Zinfandel

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  • Usually from the Central Valley
  • Medium pink, medium-dry, 10.5-11% abv usually, medium acid, medium body, tinned strawberry and fruit candy
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Durif

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French name for California’s Petit Sirah, a deeply coloured, full-bodied, tannic, acidic black

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Name at least one key AVA within each county
1. Medocino
2. Sonoma
3. Alameda
4. Monterey
5. San Luis Obispo
6. Santa Barbara

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  1. Medocino - Anderson Valley, wet & cold
  2. Sonoma - cold Sonoma Coast, hot Dry Creek
  3. Alameda - CA’s oldest region Livermore Valley
  4. Monterey - cold Santa Lucia Highlands
  5. San Luis Obispo - Paso Robles
  6. Santa Barbara - cold Sta Rita Hills
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Templeton Gap

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Opens west Paso Robles to the Pacific

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Oregon Pinot Noir clones

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  • Wadenswil - spicy, floral, bright
  • Pommard - deep, full bodied
  • Dijon - varying characters but all quality-minded
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Van Duzer Corridor

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  • 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
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Geneva Double Curtain

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  • Big vine training system
  • Suitable for managing vigour and humidity
  • Suitable for mechanisation
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Scott Henry

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  • 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)
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Criolla Chica

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  • Used in Argentina
  • The same as Pais and Mission
  • Thin skinned high acidity red
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Chile’s classification system (4)

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  1. Region eg. Central Valley
  2. Sub-region eg. Rapel Valley
  3. Zone eg. Colchagua
  4. Area eg. Apalta
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Entre Cordilleras

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Between Chilean Costa and Andes

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Zonda

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Hot drying powerful wind descending from the Andes late spring and early summer (flowering & fruit set season)

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Torrontés clones (3)

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  1. Riojano
  2. Sanjuanino - most planted
  3. Medonico
    Also widely planted in Ribeiro, Galicia
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Four high yielding varieties popular domestically in Argentina

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  1. Criolla Grande
  2. Criolla Chica
  3. Cereza
  4. Pedro Gimenze
    The Criollas make up 20% of Argentina’s total planting, as does Malbec
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Primera Zona

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Central Mendoza for being Argentina’s oldest wine producing region

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Las Compuertas

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The highest part of DOC Luyan de Cuyon, making fruity, fresh Malbec and Bordeaux blends

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Agrelo

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Lower clayey part of DOC Luyan de Cuyon, making riper powerful reds and Semillon

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DOCs of Argentina (2)

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  • Luyan de Cuyon, higher at 1,000m
  • San Raphael, lower at 500m, signature white being Chenin
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Agulhas current

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Warm currents from the Indian Ocean which meet the cold Benguela currents at Cape Agulha (near Walker Bay)

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Cape fold belt

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A series of geographic features giving the Western Cape its unique angular mountain ranges and poor, stoney sedimentary rock layers of sandstone and shale

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The “big six’ of South Africa

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  • Chenin
  • Cab
  • Syrah
  • Sauv Blanc
  • Pinotage
  • Chard
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South African wine of origin categories (4)

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  • Geographical unit eg. Western Cape
  • Region eg Coastal region
  • District eg. Stellenbosch
  • Ward eg. Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
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Smart Dyson

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  • Big vine training system
  • Divided canopy for shading and balance
  • Common in Aus
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Soil salinity

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  • 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
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Barossa Old Vine Charter

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Unofficial charter used the South Australia

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Ascorbic acid

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An antioxidant that’s commonly added to keep fresh fruity style wine stay fresh, such as Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

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Cook Strait

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  • The Strait between north and south island in NZ
  • Strong cold winds that can cause stomata to shut down
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Cabernet Gernischt

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Carmenere in China

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