Vineyards and Vineyard Practice Flashcards
How many hectares of vineyards are planted in Champagne?
34,000 hectares.
Name the five departments of Champagne.
Marne, Aube, Aisne, Haute-Marne and Seine-et-Marne.
What are the four main growing areas of Champagne?
Montagne de Reims, Cote des Blancs, Valle de la Marne, Cotes de Bar.
What grape is Montagne de Reims famous for?
Pinot Noir.
What does Montagne de Reims have more of than any other area?
Grand Cru villages.
Name four Grand Crus of Montagne de Reims.
Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzy and Verzenay.
Name 4 Grand Crus of Cote des Blancs.
Cramant, Avize, Oger and Mesnil-sur-Oger.
Name 4 Grand and Premier Crus of Valle de la Marne.
Grand Crus are Ay-Champagne and Tours-sur-Marne.
Premier Crus are Dizy, Hautvillier and Cumieres.
What marsh separates the Cote des Blancs and Cote de Sezanne?
The Saint Gond marsh.
What altitude are Champagnes vineyards planted at?
90-300m above sea level.
What are the 4 permitted pruning methods of Champagne? Give descriptions.
- Taille Chablis - A form of spur pruning used for Chardonnay. Five canes with five buds. Must be trained no higher than 0.6m
- Cordon du Royat - A single cordon is employed and is spur pruned with shoots positioned vertically. Used for Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.
- Guyot (single and double) - Permitted for lesser rated vineyards.
- Vallee de la Marne - Used only for Pinot Meunier.
What is the maximum permitted yield of fruit and required potential alcohol for Champagne.
10.4 tonnes per hectare. 9% Potential alcohol.
What are considered ‘other vineyard actions in Champagne? Describe them.
- Desuckering - Involves removing unfruitful shoots so vines can concentrate on producing fruit.
- Pinching back - Involves removing new shoots will continue to grow so energies are concentrated on fruit production rather than foliage.
- Trellising - Positioning shoots to promote even foliage distribution for air circulation and sunlight penetration.
How much of Alsace vineyards is given over to Cremant production, what is the predominant grape variety and where is it situated?
A quarter of vineyard land, Pinot Blanc, the majority is on the flat alluvial river plain.
What are the best areas of Burgundy for fruit for the production of Cremant de Bourgogne?
Rully, Auxerre and Chatillon-sur-Seine bordering Champagne.
What are the 4 vineyard zones in Limoux?
Terroir d’Autan – Sheltered by winds to the east and west by mountain ranges Corbieres and Chalabrais. Warm and dry.
Terroir Mediterranean – 100 to 200m. To the east of Limoux, warm climate tempered by winds from the Mediterranean.
Terroir Oceanique – Vineyards to the west of Limoux, generally 200-300m known for its humidity.
Terroir Haut Vallee – Vineyards of 300m, the coolest and wettest of the four areas, up the river Aude towards the Pyrenees. Very good for Chardonnay.
What altitude are vineyards in Limoux generally planted at?
250-400m
What are the minimum and maximum vine densities in Cava?
Minimum - 1500 per hectare
Maximum - 3500 per hectare
What are the fruit per hectare yields for all Prosecco appellations?
DOC - 18 tonnes per hectare
DOCG - 13.5 tonnes per hectare
Rive - 13 tonnes per hectare
Cartizze - 12 tonnes per hectare
What are the three communes of the hill of Cartizze?
Santo Stefano, San Pietro di Barbozza and Saccol.
At what altitude are the vineyards of Franciacorta planted?
100-500m. Vineyards are not permitted over 550m.
What is the maximum amount of fruit allowed per hectare and what is the minimum potential alcohol for grapes in Franciacorta?
10 tonnes per hectare. 9.5% abv
In what provinces are the communes that contain the vineyards for Asti production
53 communes in Asti and Cuneo making up 85% production.
Remaining 15% in Alessandria.
At what altitude are vineyards in Asti planted? At what gradient must they be planted on by law?
200-500m. 30-50%
