Viticulture

Question 1

What is the French word for natural reproduction that a vine takes?

Answer 1

Provignage

Question 2

For planting a new vineyard, cuttings are either planted to take root on their own or are grafted onto a rootstock. True/False

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What are the tiny worms that can damage a vine?

Answer 3

Nemotode

Question 4

What does Vieilles Vines mean?

Answer 4

Old Vines

Question 5

Describe the procress of the vine through growing season. Ie) each stage

Answer 5

Buds Develop
Leaves Seperate
Flowering begins
Flowering Effects
Veraison
Full Ripeness of the grape

Question 6

What is verasion?

Answer 6

This is the onset of ripening

Question 7

What does Vinifera translate to or mean?

Answer 7

Wine-bearing

Question 8

What is the powdery mildew to attack grapes?

Answer 8

Oidium

Question 9

What is the downy mildew to attack grapes?

Answer 9

Peronospera

Question 10

Grey rot is known as?

Answer 10

Botrytis

Question 11

The noble rot is known as?

Answer 11

Botrytis

Question 12

What is the louse that feasts on the roots of the vine?

Answer 12

Phylloxera (phy-lox-ree-uh)

Question 13

Name 3 trunk diseases that effect the vine.

Answer 13

Eutypa dieback, esca, black dead arm

Question 14

What spread’s Pierce’s Disease?

Answer 14

The glassy-winged sharpshooter

Question 15

What is Pierce’s Disease?

Answer 15

Bacterial disease for vines

Question 16

What happens to vines with leafroll virus?

Answer 16

Leafroll virus cuases the leaves to turn deep red andf turn downwards and reduces yeilds to up to 50%

Question 17

What is the best protection against mildews on vines?

Answer 17

Copper sulphate

Question 18

What is another name for copper sulfate/sulphate for wine growers?

Answer 18

Bordeaux mixture

Question 19

Name 3 influences of climate and weather on vines

Answer 19

Sunlight, wind, precipitation, humidity, temperature

Question 20

Cool climate wines typically have the following for:
Acidity(high/low)
Alcohol(high/low)
Body(high/low)

Answer 20

Acidity(high)
Alcohol(low)
Body(low)

Question 21

Warm climate wines typically have the following for:
Acidity(high/low)
Alcohol(high/low)
Body(high/low)

Answer 21

Acidity(low)
Alcohol(high)
Body(high)

Question 22

Why do warm climate wines have higher alcohol and less acidity

Answer 22

This is typically due to the length of the growing season and the ripeness of the grape that is obtained during that period. Riper means more sugars and high alcohol and less acidity

Question 23

What can happen to the grape if it rains right before or during harvest

Answer 23

The grapes can swell with water, diluting the grape.

Question 24

What is a macroclimate?

Answer 24

Overall climate of a specific region. Like fog over the whole valley.

Question 25

What is a mesoclimate?

Answer 25

A mesoclimate is what happens to a specific area in the overall region. Like altitude, soil types, etc

Question 26

What is a microclimate?

Answer 26

A microclimate is what happens within specific rows of a vineyard.

Question 27

Why would somebody allow for a canopy to grow? Why would it be trimmed?

Answer 27

In order to shade grapes.

In order to allow more sunlight or to rid of moisture being trapped.

Question 28

What is geomorphology?

Answer 28

How the land is shaped by geology

Question 29

what is pedology?

Answer 29

The study of soils

Question 30

What happens if too much nitrogen is in the soil?

Answer 30

Vines can become very vigorous and put all their energy into growing leaves instead of grapes.

Question 31

If a wine is strained on water and by the elements, it grapes will generally produce better wine. True/False

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Name 3 minerals good for vine growing soil

Answer 32

Nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus

Question 33

What can happen if the there is too much potassium in the soil content?

Answer 33

The wine can have a very high PH and be low in acidity

Question 34

Name 10 different wine training methods

Answer 34

Single cordon
double cordon
single guyot
double guyot 
geneva double curtain
scott henry
pergola
lyre
goblet/head
basket/kouloura