Variety specifics Flashcards
What diseases is Chardonnay especially prone to?
- powdery mildew
- Pierce’s Disease
- grapevine yellows
What are winemaking practices that Chardonnay is especially suited to?
- MLC
- Hyperoxidation
- Barrel maturation
What diseases is Pinot Noir especially prone to?
- grey rot
- Pierce’s Disease
What are winemaking practices that Pinot Noir is especially suited to?
- Cold soaking (to increase color without tannin)
- Whole bunch ferm, possibly with post-ferm mace or maturation in oak
Other than disease, what problems is Pinot Noir prone to?
- Often forms inflorescences on lateral shoots
- Tight bunches leading to grape splitting
What diseases is Pinot Noir less prone to?
- powdery mildew
What diseases is Riesling especially prone to?
- Grapevine yellows
What diseases is Riesling less prone to?
- Powdery mildew
What are special features of the Riesling vine?
- Buds can be fruitful at low temps
- Late budding
- Winter hardy
What styles of wine is Riesling especially suited to?
- Noble rot
- Icewine
- Wines with skin contact
- No or low alc wines
What are special features of the Cabernet Sauvignon vine?
- Late budding
- Late ripening
- Vigorous
- High methoxypyrazines
Other than disease, what problems is Cabernet Sauvignon prone to?
- Coulure
What diseases is Cabernet Sauvignon less prone to?
- Grey rot
- Phomopsis
What diseases is Cabernet Sauvignon more prone to?
- Powdery mildew
- Eutypa dieback
- Fanleaf virus
What are special features of the Merlot vine?
- Early budding
- Lower vigor (than Cab Sauv)
Other than disease, what problems is Merlot prone to?
- Coulure
- Millerandage
Other than disease, what problems is Chardonnay prone to?
Millerandage
What diseases is Grenache more prone to?
- Eutypa dieback
- Phomopsis
What are special features of the Grenache vine?
- Early budding
- Late ripening
- Drought tolerant
- High yields
- High level of sugar in grapes
- Low level of tannins
Other than disease, what problems is Grenache prone to?
Coulure
