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Slide Pack 1 Flashcards

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1
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Friars brought what grapevine cuttings?

A

Criollo now called Mission

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2
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What years did Friars bring grapevines to Texas

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1660’s

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3
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Criolla refers to a group of S American born cultivars of what European grapevine? From where?

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Vitis Vinifera. Spain

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4
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Criolla dna analysis proved it was derived from what grape?

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Listan Prieto

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5
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Listan Prieto is an ancient variety from where in Spain? Found only where now?

A

Castilla and La Mancha

Canary Islands

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6
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Listan Prieto is similar to

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Palomino or País in Chile

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7
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When did immigrant farmers show up

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Around 1830’s

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8
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Early settlements in Castroville were by who

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Alsatians and French

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9
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What happened when the vines from Europe failed?

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Winemakers began using Mustang grapes

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10
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Large plantings of V. Vinifera by the end of the 19th century were reported around what town?

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Laredo

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11
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The railroad brought in what group to grow grapes in the desert around Pecos?

A

French winemakers

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12
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Oldest commercial Texas winery?

A

Val Verde in Del Rio

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13
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Val Verde started by who?

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Frencesco Quaglia

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14
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What grape did Val Verde start with and still focuses on today?

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Black Spanish (Lenoir)

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15
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What year did T.V. Munson come to Denison

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1876

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16
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How many grape varieties did T.V. Munson introduce?

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over 300

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17
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Munson published what book?

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Foundations of American Grape Culture

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18
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Who started A&M’s research vineyard in 1931 at the Winter Garden Experiment Station near Big Bend?

A

Ernest Mortensen

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19
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How many varieties were tested at WGES?

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over 1,000

20
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WGES established what cotton root rot resistant rootstocks?

A

Dog Ridge, Champanel, LaPryor

21
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WGES established what names as good hybrid fruit producing varieties?

A

Lenior, Champanel, Edna

22
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WGES identified what two grapes as resistant to vine disease or Pierce’s Disease?

A

Black Spanish and Herbemont

23
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What research program from 1939 to 1963 focused on Munson and FR-AM hybrids?

A

Montague Grape Laboratory

24
Q

Researcher at Montague?

A

Uriel A. Randolph

25
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Uriel Randolph hybrid grape varieties?

A

Favorite, Carmen, Beacon, Seibel 9110

26
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U Randolph showed superiority of what rootstocks?

A

Dog Ridge, Champanel and LaPryor

27
Q

Large A&M research vineyard planted in 1909 and maintained till 1937?

A

Lubbock Station (Texas High Plains)

28
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Who re-established THP vineyard in 1968

A

Bill Lipe

29
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Who continued THP vineyard until 2001?

A

Ed Hellman

30
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Ron Perry’s 1974 study indicated what three positives for West Texas grapes?

A

1) Absence of cotton root rot
2) Low Pierce’s disease
3) Low foliage disease

31
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How often can crops be lost due to low winter temps, spring freezes and hail?

A

One year in ten

32
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How often could vines be lost due to low winter temps, spring freezes and hail?

A

One year in 25

33
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Perry’s study concluded what about Texas wine industry?

A

1) Source of bulk table wines
2) Source of standard table wines
3) Maybe high quality dessert wines

34
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Perry’s study did not mention premium tables wines, Why?

A

Heat summation

35
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Bill Lipe’s work indicated?

A

1) Warm Weather varieties better
2) Winter kill a major concern
3) Leading V. Vinifera varieties were better wine quality

36
Q

In 1982, 5 experimental UT vineyards were established in Culbertson and Pecos Counties by?

A

Charles McKinney, Dr. Roy Mitchell and Jim Evans

37
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Large 960 acre vineyard in Fort Stockton?

A

Ste. Genevieve

38
Q

Between 1970 and 1980, US wine market grew 80%. Why?

A

Judgment of Paris and Baby Boomer effects

39
Q

On Winkler Scale, is Ft Stockton hotter or cooler than California’s Central Valley and Napa Valley?

A

Hotter

40
Q

1982 feasibility study found?

A

Difficult for small winery to grow into big winery

41
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1982 feasibility study most likely scenario?

A

Large winery might be profitable in 12-17 years but gave tax benefits

42
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1982 feasibility study focused on?

A

Commercial quality not premium quality

43
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Ste. Genevieve built when?

A

1981 to 1984

44
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Ste. Genevieve built by?

A

UT and Domaine Cordier

45
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Ste. Genevieve purchased by?

A

Mesa vineyards in 2005

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