The vine

Question 1

What is the main species of vine?

Answer 1

Vitis Vinifera

Question 2

What species of vines are resistant to phylloxera?

Answer 2

American vines (used to produce rootstocks onto which V. Vinifera vines are grafted)

Question 3

What are the 2 methods used to grow or propagate a grape variety?

Answer 3

1. Cutting

2. Layering

Question 4

How is the cutting method used to propagate or grow a grape variety?

Answer 4

A cutting is a section of a vine shoot that is planted and then grows as a new plant

Question 5

How is the layering method used to propagate a grape variety?

Answer 5

A cane is bent down and a section of it is buried in the ground with the tip pointing upwards.
The buried section takes root.
Once these roots are established, the link between the new plant and the old plant is cut

RISK OF PHYLLOXERA

Question 6

How are new grape varieties created?

Answer 6

Cross-pollinization in controlled conditions will produce grape with seeds. Planting these seeds will create a new grape variety.

Expensive and time consuming, with no certain results

Question 7

What is a crossing (the vine)?

Answer 7

New variety produced from 2 parents of the same species

EX - Cab S = Cab F x Sauvignon Blanc

Question 8

What is a hybrid (the vine)?

Answer 8

Vine whose parents come from 2 different vine species (typically at least one american parent)

EX - Vidal