Vineyards Flashcards
What is the technique where the top part or shoots of one vine are added to the rootstock of another allowing for healthy growth?
Grafting
Pinotage is a cross of which two grape varieties?
Pinot Noir and Cinsault
What type of holistic vineyard agriculture incorporates astronomy, philosophy and homeopathy?
Biodynamic
What is the most common species of vine used for wine production?
Vitis vinifera
In which Chinese region do winemakers bury vines for protection during the winter?
Ningxia
What is the normal latitude for vine-growing?
30°-50° latitude
What are Downy, Powdery and Grey all examples of?
Types of rot and funghi
Most grape vines are grafted onto another rootstock before being planted to protect against which parasite?
Phylloxera
What is the name of the process where grapes begin to ripen and change color on the vine?
Véraison
Guyot, Mosel Arch, Lyre and Pendelbogen are examples of what?
Vine-training systems
The process of removing bunches of grapes from the vine, enabling the remaining bunches to ripen more fully and evenly, is known as what?
Green harvesting
How do winemakers usually protect their vines from birds?
By covering the vines with nets
What is the term when buds first grow into new shoots signaling the start of the growing season?
Budburst
Fanleaf and Leafroll are two types of what that can cause significant damage to vines?
They are types of virus
What is the practice of trellising vineyards also known as?
Canopy management
If a region is hot with lots of sun exposure, are the vines most likely to be trellised or bush trained?
Bush trained
What is Phylloxera?
A harmful parasite that feeds on vine roots
Which species of vines are able to protect themselves against Phylloxera?
American vine species
What term is a measure of how closely spaced vines are in the vineyard both within the row and between rows?
Vine density
Which part of the vine is known as ‘permanent wood’?
Parts of the trunk or cordons (spurs) that are more than one year old
What’s Aszú?
Noble Rot (in Hungary)
What’s Spätlese?
Late Harvest (in Germany)
What’s Vendange Tardive?
Late Harvest (in France)
What’s Pourriture Noble?
Noble Rot (in France)
What’s a Canopy?
The canopy of a vine is made up of leaves and shoots that shade and protect the grapes
What’s Terroir?
Terroir is the sum of every environmental force affecting a given vineyard site (soil, slope, orientation, elevation, rainfall, wind, fog, sunshine, temperatures, etc.)
When did Prohibition begin?
Jan 16th, 1920
What’s Edelfäule?
Noble Rot (in Germany)
What’s Ampelography?
It’s the science concerned with the identification and classification of grapevines
