Viti & Vini Flashcards

1
Q

Standard barrel name and size for Mosel? Rheingau?

A

Mosel - Fuder 1,000L; Rheingau - Stuck 1,200L

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2
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What is a gonc?

A

136L barrel used in Tokaji production

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3
Q

In the production of which wine would you find caratelli used?

A

Vin Santo. 50-225L

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4
Q

Difference in size of a Cote de Nuits and Chablis Feuillette?

A

CdN 114L; Chablis 132L

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5
Q

What is stomata?

A

small pores in leaves allowing in gasses and leaking out water vapor

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6
Q

what is bouvreaux

A

second crop du to excessive rain at flowering

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7
Q

what protects the outside woody part of a vine

A

periderm

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8
Q

the wax-like, waterproof covering on the outer surface of a grape?

A

cuticle

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9
Q

point where the stem connects with the grape

A

pedicule

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10
Q

what is provinage

A

natural way of the vine to produce

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11
Q

when does a vine naturally decline in production

A

25-30 years

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12
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at what temperature does a vine develope buds?

A

50 F/10 C

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13
Q

what is the German word for botrytis?

A

edelfaule

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14
Q

by what name is malevolent botryitis known?

A

grey rot

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15
Q

what does the Bordeaux mixture aim to mitigate

A

downy mildew (peronospera)

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16
Q

black foot, eutypa dieback and esca area all what type of disease

A

fungal disease that are also trunk diseases

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17
Q

what is wine’s most common volatile acid?

A

acetic acid

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18
Q

where was the Smart-Henry training system developed

A

New Zealand

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19
Q

between cane and spur pruning, which would you expect to leave more permanent wood on a grapevine?

A

spur pruning. cane pruning removes the majority of fruiting wood after each growing season

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20
Q

would you expect cordon or cane pruning in Sauterenes?

A

cordon. this style produces smaller berries more prone to botrytis

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21
Q

where has TAille Chablis system found success

A

Champagne

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22
Q

what is a system similar to Scott-Henry but allows for upward and downward shoots

A

Smart-Dyson

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23
Q

what is a famous training system used in Germany that looks like a bow?

A

halbbogen (Mosel Arch)

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24
Q

what is the most common trellising system of New Zealand?

A

VSP

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25
Q

what is enforcado training and where is it commonly used?

A

training vines to grow high on trees, common in Vino Verde

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26
Q

what is gobelet known as in Italy

A

Albarello

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27
Q

the Scott Henry system is essentially a variation of what?

A

double guyot

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28
Q

is cane pruning used more in warm or cool climates

A

cool

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29
Q

what are the 4 pruning methods allowed in Champagne

A

guyot (single and double) Cordon de Royat, Taille Chablis, VAllee de la MArne (only Meunier)

30
Q

what pruning system is used for 90% of Chardonnay in Champagne

A

Chablis

31
Q

What is the preferred training method for PN in Champagne

A

Cordon du Royat

32
Q

what area uses vara & pulgar?

A

Jeres-Xeres-Sherry

33
Q

most commonly used vine training method in BDX

A

double guyot

34
Q

what are the two types of planting schemes allowed in CDP

A

en ligne (line), Au carre (square)

35
Q

max rendement de base for CDP

A

35 hl/ha

36
Q

what winemaking innovation did Henri Jayer introduce?

A

cold soaking

37
Q

a Frasqueira Madeira would be made using which method?

A

canteiro

38
Q

what are the tiers of a solera called

A

criaderas

39
Q

what is debourage

A

settling of the must. generally used in white wine

40
Q

how does vessel size change fermentation temp

A

smaller = cooler; larger = hotter

41
Q

what type of cap management is faster than remontage

A

brassage, pressurized gas is placed at the bottom of a tank. used in Portugal

42
Q

where in Spain can you find wine that is made with twice as many grape skins as normal must?

A

Valencia (Alicante, Utiel-Requena), called doble pasta

43
Q

how can one increase body and flavor in a Chianti through vinification?

A

adding dried or concentrated grape must to a wine after fermentation. Governo proceess

44
Q

an ochsle is equivalent to how many KMW

A

5/1

45
Q

Daktulosphaira Vitifoliae is the scientific term for?

A

phylloxera

46
Q

which of the following fungal diseases can’t be treated with the BDX mixture: peronospera, esca, eutypa lata fungus

A

esca. no know treatment

47
Q

esca is also known as?

A

black measles

48
Q

abstich is the german word for what winemaking process

A

racking (soutirage)

49
Q

a ______ was considered the traditional volume of grapes which could be held in a Coquard basket?

A

marc. 4,000 kg

50
Q

foulage is more closely related to pigeage or remontage?

A

pigeage. foulage is the traditional process of foot treading

51
Q

what is cliquage?

A

the addition of oxygen to a barrel during aging. purpose is to counteract reduction

52
Q

what is biodynamic preparation 500?

A

cow shit

53
Q

name 3 varietals prone to millerandage

A

zinfandel, grenache, sangionvese, gewurztraminer

54
Q

max press yield for Champagne

A

102L/160kg

55
Q

3 pressing tiers in Champagne?

A

1) vin de cuvee - 2,050 liters
2) vin de taille - next 500 L
3) rebeche - mandatory 1-10% used for distilling

56
Q

what is permeate?

A

water and alcohol

57
Q

what is retenate?

A

wines aromatic compounds

58
Q

what is vin de goutte

A

free run wine

59
Q

what is collage

A

fining

60
Q

what is roulade?

A

rolling of wine barrels to mix lees, used instead of battonage

61
Q

three stages of applying heat to a barrel?

A

1) chauffage - warming
2) cintrage - shaping
3) bousinage - toasting

62
Q

what is DAP?

A

diamonium phosphate, a yeast nutrient

63
Q

what is soutirage?

A

racking the wine into a clean container

64
Q

in which style of wine would you find the highest level of acetaldehydes?

A

sherry

65
Q

what is a aldehyde?

A

midway stage between alcohol and an acid, formed during the oxidation of alcohol

66
Q

what is a maillard reaction?

A

chemical interactions between amino acids created by autolysis and residual sugar added by dosage..think champagne

67
Q

what is delestage?

A

rack and return

68
Q

what is blue fining?

A

process wherby excess copper and iron are removed from wine by fining and with potassium ferrocyanide

69
Q

spanish name of a gyropalette?

A

girasol

70
Q

What rootstocks are typically used for grafting?

A

Vitis rupestris and Vitis riparia