French WIne scholar Fundamentals

Question 1

Botrytis cinerea is also known as…

Answer 1

Noble Rot or Pourriture Noble

Question 2

What are the three levels of the French Wine Quality pyramid?

Answer 2

AOC/AOP, IGP, Vins sans IG (Vin de France)

Question 3

What are basal buds?

Answer 3

On a shoot, basal buds are those closest to the trunk

Question 4

What is the difference between conventional and sustainable farming practices?

Answer 4

Conventional farming practices rely heavily upon agrochemicals; sustainable farming methods use agrochemicals more discriminately

Question 5

T or F: Grapes are described as early-to-late-ripeners relative to the harvest date of Chasselas

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Between what temperature will a vine operate photosynthesis

Answer 6

50F/10C, and 95F/35C

Question 7

T or F: Phylloxera is indigenous to Europe

Answer 7

False, North America

Question 8

Powdery Mildew is also known by what name?

Answer 8

Oidium

Question 9

Downy Mildew is also known by what name?

Answer 9

Peronospera

Question 10

Define “reductive winemaking”

Answer 10

A practice by which a wine’s contact with oxygen is minimized before bottling

Question 11

Define “passerillage”

Answer 11

A process by which the stalks of the grape clusters are twisted, cutting off the flow of sap and causing the grapes to dessicate on the vine