Sustainable Models of Viticulture

Question 1

Define : Monoculture

Answer 1

the cultivation of a single crop in a given area.

Question 2

What is Bordeaux Mixture

Answer 2

a fungicide for vines composed of equal quantities of copper sulfate and calcium oxide in water.

Question 3

When an American (or Australian) wine is labeled as Organic, it must be produced from ___- grown grapes and contain no added ____

Answer 3

Organically grown grapes and no added sulfites.

Question 4

Define : Sulfites

Answer 4

Sulfites are an important (and almost universal) preservative in wine.
The term sulfites is an inclusive term for sulfur dioxide (SO2), a preservative that’s widely used in winemaking (and most food industries) for its antioxidant and antibacterial properties. SO2 plays an important role in preventing oxidization and maintaining a wine’s freshness.

Question 5

What percent of California wines use organically grown grapes?

Answer 5

10%

Question 6

what is Biodynamic Viticulture

Answer 6

Biodynamic viticulture is the practice of balancing this resonance between vine, man, earth and stars. Essentially, biodynamics is a holistic view of agriculture.

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introduced by rudolf stiener.