World wine Flashcards

Stats and distribution - light weight

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1
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Define “isotherm”

A

A line on a map connecting points having the same mean temperature.

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2
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Wine grapes are grown between which isotherms?

A

10ºC - 20ºC

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3
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Quality wine grapes are mainly which grape variety?

A

Vitis vinifera

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4
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Vitis vinifera grows best at which range of latitudes

A

30 and 50 degrees in the northern and southern hemispheres.

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5
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Why are more wine grapes grown in the Northern hemisphere than in the Southern?

A

The 30 and 50 degrees Latitude band covers much more land in the Northern hemisphere.
The southern hemisphere has fewer vineyards because so much of the band is over oceans.

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List the most established wine producing countries within this range in the Northern Hemisphere.

A
Italy, 
France, 
Spain, 
Portugal, 
Germany, 
Austria, 
Greece, 
Israel.
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7
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List the most established wine producing countries with some of their country within this range in the Northern Hemisphere.

A

United States,
Canada,
China

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List the most established wine producing countries within this range in the Southern Hemisphere.

A
Chile, 
Argentina, 
South Africa, 
Australia,
New Zealand
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9
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Top 5 wine consuming countries in the world

A
USA
France
Italy
Germany
China
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Top 5 wine producing countries in the world

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Italy
France
Spain
USA
Argentina
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