Viticulture Flashcards
NAME 2 NEW WORLD COUNTRIES THAT HAVE UN-GRAFTED VINES PLANTED?
Argentina
Australia
Chile
NAME 3 ROOTSTOCKS WAS USED IN BORDEAUX DURING THE PHYLOXERA EPIDEMIC?
American Rootstocks:
Vitis Rupestris
Vitis Riparia
Vitis Berlandieri
WHAT IS ASPERSION?
Aspersion – Spraying the vines with water that freezes it during frost and protects the buds.
WHO DEVELOPED BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE?
Biodynamic Agriculture-The development of biodynamic agriculture began in 1924 with a series of eight lectures on agriculture given by Rudolf Steiner at Schloss Koberwitz in what was then Silesia, Germany, (now in Poland east of Warsaw). The course was held in response to a request by farmers who noticed degraded soil conditions and a deterioration in the health and quality of crops and livestock resulting from the use of chemical fertilizers.
WHAT IS CHLOROSIS AND WHAT IS A SYNONYM OF IT?
Chlorosis - Vine disorder in which parts or all of the foliage turns yellow due to lack of chlorophyll. Common in soils high in limestone. Sancerre, Burgundy and Champagne are areas where chlorosis is common. AKA green sickness.
WHAT IS SYNONYM FOR COULURE?
Coulure (Shatter): Coulure is caused by an imbalance in the levels of carbohydrates in vine tissue. When these carbohydrates drop too low, the small berries drop off because their stems shrivel. Weather conditions which can reduce phtosynthesis will cause coulure, and thus periods of cold, cloudy wet weather around flowering can have devastating effects.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MILLERANDAGE AND COULURE?
M= Inclement weather causing uneven fruit set
C= Severe cool weather causing berries to drop off
WHAT IS MILLERANDAGE?
Millerandage: Poor fruit set. Preventing some berries from developing. Cold wet weather at flowering.
WHAT IS FLURBEREINGUNG?
Flurbereingung – (Germany) (literally rectification of the vineyards)– A joint venture between growers and the German government which provides access roads and improved drainage systems and thus preventes soil erosion. The goal is to make the German wine industry more efficient therefore more economical on the whole.
WHAT IS LUTTE RAISONNÉE?
Lutte Raisonnée – Minimal vineyard treatments. (France)
WHAT ARE THE MINIMAL AMOUNT OF HOURS NEEDED FOR A GROWING SEASON? WHAT IS PREFERRED?
Sunshine: 1300 hours of sunshine is the minimum amount of sunshine required per growing season.
1500 is preferable.
WHAT IS A HYBRID?
Hybrid: The offspring of 2 varieties of species, e.g. seyval blanc and Chambourcin both from The U.K.
WHAT IS BLACK GOO?
Black Goo: describes a condition associated with poor health of young vineyards, esp. in California. Name arises from the black staining that oozes from cut trunks of unhealthy plants.
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR NUTRIENTS FOR A VINE TO LIVE?
Required major nutrients for the vine: (NPK)
Apart from hydrogen and oxygen (which are supplied by water) the most important soil nutrients are:
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Potassium
WHAT IS SUR COLLE?
Sur Colle (colle de poisson): refers to fining
WHAT ARE DEGREE DAYS?
Days during a growing season with an average of above 50 degrees over the growing season. 1800 is considered average. 1300 is minimum
HOW MUCH RAIN DOES A VINE REQUIRE A YEAR?
A vine requires 20-30 inches of rain per year.
HOW MANY SUNSHINE DAYS ARE REQUIRED FROM FLOWERING TO HARVEST?
It is generally accepted that 85 to 100 days of sunshine are required from flowering to harvest.
NAME 4 COMPONENTS OF TERROIR? (6 in total)
- Choice of Grapevine
- Location
- Topography
- Soil
- Climate
- Hand of man upon it