Viticulture/ Vin/ Vintages

Question 1

Viticulture

What are LIANAS?

Answer 1

Grapevines are lianas: unlike trees, they do not produce extensive wooden support systems but are instead “structural parasites,” climbingon trees for support.

Question 2

Viticulture

Phototrophs

Answer 2

phototrophs, or sunseekers, and invest most of their energy into producing leaves and tall shoots, since
rapid vertical growth is essential for competition with other plants for vital sunlight

Question 3

Viticulture

Canes

Answer 3

Canes are shoots grown in the previous growing season that have lignified, or turned brown.

Question 4

Viticulture

Spurs

Answer 4

Spurs are canes that have been trimmed to a length of several inches.

Question 5

Viticulture

Cordons

Answer 5

Cordons are horizontal extensions of a trunk and have a number of spur positoins located along them.

Question 6

Viticulture

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CROSSING AND HYBRID?

Answer 6

• 1. Crossing are the offspring of 2 varietes belonging to the same species. Ex. Chardonnay. Riesling. Merlot.
• 2. Hybrids are the interspeciese breeding. Rootstocks and niche wine grapes like RONDO, CHAMBOURCIN & VIDAL BLANC.

Question 7

Viticulture

Teinturier

Answer 7

teinturier literally means ‘dyer’ in French, which is the function for which these vines with their red-fleshed grapes were initially grown, notably in the Midi, to add at least apparent depth to the pale wines of the dominant aramon in the early years of the 20th century.

Question 8

Viticulture

Grapes under water stress will produce the following
A. More tannin
B. Less tannin

Answer 8

A. grapes under water stress will produce more tannin than those with an ample water supply,even after accounting for the difference in berry size.

Question 9

Climate

Define Climate

Answer 9

Climate refers to the patterns and overall amount of heat, sunlight, precipitation, and wind that characterizes a region.

Question 10

Climate

Define Weather

Answer 10

Weather describes the properties of climate, over a SHORT PERIOD!!

Climate is the long-term average of weather over time.

Question 11

Climate

Macroclimate

Answer 11

Macroclimate describes the climate of a larger regions, spanning tens of hundreds of miles.

Question 12

Climate

Mesoclimate

Answer 12

Mesoclimate identifies a SMALLER are, a single vineyard or a region that perhaps spans tens of miles and might be impacted by local geographic features like smaller bodies of water, topography, and soil conditions.

Question 13

Climate

Question 14

Climate

Question 15

Climate