Viticulture Flashcards
What year was the Guyot system created?
1860
In Bordeaux, Copper in organic vineyards is this limit: (EU2018)
4kg/ha per year
Peronospera (downy) and Oidium (powdery) mildew are native here:
North America
Botrytis requires this temperature and a dry condition so fruit remains intact and secondary infection by acetobacter does not occur
Dry condition: 65-75 degrees F
Fungal diseases
Esca (black measels), botrosphoeria, Eutypa Dieback, oidium (powdery mildew) peronospera (downy mildew),
blackrot, bunchrot
pierces disease is caused by this bacteria
xylella fastidiosa (prevents water transport) causes matchsticking
In What countries is Bacterial Blight common?
South Africa, Southern Europe, Argentina, Australia
Phylloxera’s full name
Phylloxera Vastatrix
“The devastator”
Dagger Nematode (xiphinema index) is a vector for this viral disease
fanleaf virus
High yielding varieties
Chenin blanc, Carignan, Grenache, Valdigué
Why would you mulch or crimp
discourage weeds from growing
What is NDVI
Monitors vine vigor based on color of canopy from aerial drone, for deficit irrigation
What is cane cracking
When Canes are bent into an arch to promote vigor (nebbiolo/riesling)
Esca is what?
Fungal disease
Guyot-Poussard training is this:
Described by Eugene Poussard/Charles guyot in 1860’s Be conscious of scar tissue where you cut to avoid fungal disease. With respect to sap flow, not near the head.
Millerandage is this:
When berries contain a different number of seeds, resulting in different berry sizes. (Nutrient deficiency/disease)
Wente and Gingin clone are prone to it
Couloure is this
Shatter
These grapes are teinturiers
Colorino, Saperavi, Gamay de Chaudenay, Alicante Bouschet, Chambourcin, Gamay de Bouze, Gamay Fréaux,
What is Apical dominance?
Main, central stem of plant is dominant over side stems. In viticulture it means buds are located further from the ground
What is phrenology?
vines reoccuring patterns of growth and development throughout the year
In the southern hemisphere, when is budbreak?
September or October
When is harvest in the Southern Hemisphere?
February-May
Scott Henry and Smart-Dyson are used primarily in these regions?
New world, high vigor
What is Te Kauwhata two tier?
Vertically divided training and trellising in New Zealand
What is an example of cane pruning?
Guyot
What is the advantage of cane pruning?
Less permanent wood, fewer reserves. Less vigorous, better for high density planting. Less pruning cuts than spur pruned, and less prone to fungal disease
Vine density range in viticulture is this
500-6,000 vines per acre (average)
European vine density
4000 vines per acre
New world vine density
1500 vines per acre
These regions are susceptible to hail
Loire Valley, Burgundy, Bordeaux, Piedmont, Mendoza
Drought resistant rootstock?
St. George, 110R, 140R
These regions now permit irrigation
Bordeaux, Burgundy, Barolo, Barbaresco, Montalcino
Kimmeridgian soils accumulated during this period
Jurassic
What is Humus?
Nutrient dense, organic material that holds water in top soil, reduces erosion
Vineyards above the inversion layer tend to see this
Smaller diurnal shifts
This Atlantic current warms most of Northern Europe
Gulf Stream
What is Koppen-Geiger
One of the most widely used classification groups. Climates are divided into five groups, with each group being divided on seasonal precipitation and temperature patterns. The five main groups are A: tropical, B: dry, C: temperate, D: continental, E: polar
Winkler scale growing days
April 1 to October 31
Calculating the Winkler scale
Average daily temp minus 50 degrees fareignheit from every day and summing it
1a, 1b, II, III, IV, V
coolest———>warmest
Mediteranean Climates
Barossa, Tuscany, Stellenbosch, South Africa, Fleurieu, Napa Valley
Loire, Alsace, Champagne and Austria belong to these climate zones
A and B, permitted to enrich wine by 3% and deacidify, not acidify
Portugal, Southern Spain, Southern Italy and Greece belong to this zone
Zone CIIIb, can acidify, not deacidify
What is TDN?
1,1,6-trimethyl-1,2 dihydronapthalene
What is a hoyo?
in Lanzarote, a pit dug up to protect vines from wind
Soil Ph range is this
3-10
acidic——–>basic
acidic soils have this ph
6.5 or below
neutral soils are this Ph
6.5 to 8
alkaline soils are this Ph
over 8
St George rootstock is called this
Rupestris du Lot
Examples of continental climates
Burgundy, Wachau, Mendoza
Maritime climate examples
Bordeaux, Hawkes Bay, Willamette valley
This rootstock is resistant to lime (high Ph, basic soil)
Vitis berlandieri
Native to Texas… used to cross with vinifera, riparia, rupestris
Agricultural soils become acidic or basic over time?
Acidic
Best soil for growth?
neutral Ph (6.5-8)
acidic soil might induce this
aluminum toxicity
these soils are basic (8.5 and above)
limestone, chalk, tufa, marlstone, marble
these soils are acidic (ph below 6.5)
Mosel slate, Basalt, sandstone, shale, slatee, schist
What is CEC?
Carbon exchange capacity. Describes how soil particles surface area allow nutrient content to become available for the vine
This rootstock is salt tolerant
Ramey
What is NPK?
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
What is Massale selection?
cuttings are taken from numerous vines throughout a vineyard that may have undergone small mutations. Promotes genetic diversity, disease resistance and complexity
What is a cambium
Layer of cellls between xylem and phloem for grafting and matchup
What is bench grafting?
Two dormant cuttings grafted together at the nursery
Two vitus lambrusca varieties (not vinifera)
Catabwa, Concord
French term for pruning
taille (when excess wood removed from dominant vine, leaving only buds that will produce shoots)
Term for uneven fruit set
couliure: occurs when a significant number of berries do not set after flowering. Caused by cold weather and nutrient deficiency, creates “live green ovaries”
What is vendange?
The grape harvest in French
Example of phytoplasmic disease?
flavesence dorae
Main macronutrients vines need
magnesium, sulfur, phosphorous, nitrogen, calcium
Forest in france famous for French oak barrels
Limousin/Troncet
When does vine death occur?
0 degrees fareignheit
Smudge pots are used for this
In Burgundy they warm vines and prevent freezing, with burning material surrounding vines
Hugelin index is based on latitude, similar to this
Winkler scale
What is the Ravaz index?
What is considered Balanced?
Yield to pruning weight ratio
Ratios of 4 to 10 are considered balanced
Calculating the winkler scale
Degree days calculated by multiplying days in each month of growing season (April 1- Oct 31) by the mean number of degrees over 50 degrees F for that month. Month totals added together to arrive at heat summation.
How long after budbreak is flowering?
six to thirteen weeks
What are embryo bunches?
small green clusters forming mid april before flowering
How long does it take for flowers to bloom?
About 10 days
What is bushvine in spain?
En Vaso
Names for pergola
Tendone (Italy)
Enforcado (Portugal)
Latada (Spain)
Parron (South America)
What is Eutypa Dieback
Dead arm disease, D’Arenberg makes Dead Arm Shiraz, caused by fungus
Name for bushvine in Italy
Albarello
These factors affect vine developmeent
heat, light, water, wind
Where are chestnut barrels used?
Valpolicella, Veneto
How much does a new French oak barrel cost?
800-3600 dollars
How much does an American barrel cost
500 USD
Baumés scale measures this
density in wine, in France
what is matchsticking?
In Pierces disease, caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, spread by sharpshooters
These three diseases were brought to US from Europe
phylloxera, oidium, downy mildew (Peronospera)
Perinospera is called by plasmicora viticola causes downy mildew
What is égrapage?
destemming
How many hours of sunshine are required for ripening vitis vinifera
1250 hours.
Hybrid varieties require less
Main types of soil in general:
Limestone: Chablis, Champagne
Loam: Barossa
Sandy: Chianti Classico, Barolo
Alluvial: Napa
Clay: Pomerol
Silt: Austria, Washington
Volcanic: Sicily, Santorini
What is double guyot?
Head trained, cane pruned