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Botrytis Cinerea is also known as…

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Noble Rot or Pourriture Noble

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

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

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What are basal buds?

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

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What is the difference between conventional and sustainable farming practices?

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

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

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True

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Above what temperature would a vine stop photosynthesizing?

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95 Degrees F/35 C

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Below what temperature would a vine stop photosynthesizing?

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50 Degrees F/10 C

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T or F: Phylloxera is indigenous to Europe

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False. It is indigenous to North America.

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Powdery Mildew is also known by what name?

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Oidium

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Downy Mildew is also known by what name?

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Peronospera

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A Pet-Nat is made via what production method?

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Methode Ancestrale

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What sparkling wine production method involves just one fermentation?

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Methode Ancestrale

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Define “oxidative winemaking”

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A practice by which a wine is deliberately allowed contact with oxygen.

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Define “reductive winemaking”

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

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Define “passerillage”

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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.

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What is a synonym for Melon de Bourgogne?

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Muscadet

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Define Monopole

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A vineyard with a single owner

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Name the 3 most commonly grown grapes in northeastern France during the Middle Ages…

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Pinot, Savagnin and Gouais Blanc

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The word “meunier” translates as…

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“Miller”. The grape is so named because the underside of the leaves appear as though dusted with flour.

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Malbec is a natural cross of what two grapes?

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Prunelard x Magdeleine Noire des Charentes.

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What does VDN stand for?

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Vin Doux Naturel

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Name the process by which neutral grape spirit is added to a fermenting must.

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Mutage

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What French city was home to the coronation of the French Kings?

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Reims

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Define “ban des vendanges”

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The official picking date as prescribed by government officials.

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What is the longest rivers in France?
The Loire River
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What climatic event in 1956 dramatically changed changed viticulture in France?
The Great Winter Freeze (of 1956)
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What is the Mistral?
A cold, north wind largely impacting the Rhone Valley and Provence.
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What is the Tramontane?
A cold, north wind largely impacting Languedoc and Roussilon.
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The Phocaeans founded what important city in the south of France?
Marseille
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What was the traditional language of the Languedoc?
Occitan
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Cabernet Sauvignon is a natural cross of what two grapes?
Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc
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Syrah is a natural cross of what two grapes?
Mondeuse Blanche x Dureza
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What three varieties of Muscat grow in France?
Muscat a Petit Grains, Muscat d'Alexandrie, Muscat Ottonel
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Chardonnay is a natural cross of what two grapes?
Pinot x Gouais Blanc
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Define "Diurnal"
Daily; of each day e.g. diurnal temperature swing
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What river cuts through the vineyards of Champagne, as well as the city Paris
The Seine
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In French, a river that flows into a body of water like a sea or lake is called what?
A Fleuve
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In French, a river that flows into another river is called what?
A riviere
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Define the Napoleonic Code of Inheritance
a decree that mandated all inheritable property be evenly divided between each child in the family.
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what historically important project first connect Toulouse to the Mediterranean?
The Canal de Midi
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Define "Bordeaux Mixture"
A copper sulfate solution used to combat fungal diseases.
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What are the two governing bodies for biodynamic farming practices?
Demeter (founded in Germany) Biodyvin (founded in France); Biodyvin certifies vineyards only
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Define "coulure"
Poor fruit set caused by cloudy, cold and/or wet weather at flowering.
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Define "veraison"
The point at which berries change color and soften
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Define "marcottage"
Vine propagation by layering
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T or F: Cordon is a form of cane training
It is a form of spur training
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What is the French term for a bush trained vine?
Gobelet
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Define "must"
unfermented grape juice
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Define "debourbage"
Juice settling
50
In the 14th century, the Papacy moved its headquarters from Rome to what French city?
Avignon, in the Rhone Valley
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What historical figure first united Gaul under one rule and one religion?
Clovis, King of the Franks
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Define "transversage"
Process in which 750ml bottles of champagne are used to fill larger/smaller bottles after disgorgement.
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Define "dosage"
A mix of still wine and sugar added to a bottle of sparkling wine after disgorgement; determines final sweetness level.
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Define "pupritres"
A traditional A-framed structures used in the champagne riddling process
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Define "remuage"
The process by which lees are moved to the neck of the sparkling wine bottle in preparation for disgorgement, also known as riddling.
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Define "prise de mousse"
"The seizing of the foam," i.e. the second fermentation in traditional method sparkling wine production.
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Define "sur lattes"
The placement of sparkling wine bottles on their side between lattes, i.e. thin pieces of wood; the 2nd fermentation takes place at this stage.
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Define "sur lie" aging
The process of aging wine in contact with its dead yeast cells
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Define "autolysis"
The decomposition of dead yeast cells
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Define "Claret"
British term for the red wines of Bordeaux
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A wine display at the Exposition Universelle of 1855 in Paris resulted in what famous document?
The Classification of 1855
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Define "graben"
A rift valley created when land sinks between two parallel faults.
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As a general rule, grapes are picked how many days after veraison?
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Define "maceration peliculaire"
Skin contact in white wine making
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What production method utilizes an anerobic environment to encourage an enzymatic fermentation?
Carbonic Maceration
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What is the name for the process of adding sugar to a must to increase the final alcohol level?
Chaptalization
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Define "stuck Fermentation"
A fermentation that accidentally stops before all of the sugar has been converted to alcohol.
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Define "lees"
Dead yeast cells
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Define "batonnage"
Lees stirring
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What is the name for the conversion of malic acid to lactic acid
Malolactic Conversion
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Bentonite, Casein, and Gelatin are common agent in what process?
Fining
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What is the name for the "bleeding method" of rose production?
Saignee
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Why might a winemaker cold stabilize their wine?
To remove tartaric acid before bottling so that it does not precipitate out after bottling.
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What people introduced formal viticulture to the Celtic tribes of "Gaul"?
Phocaeans, Greeks from Asia Minor
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Define "bonbonnes"
Glass demi-johns
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Define "pigeage"
Punching down the cap; a cap management technique
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Define "delestage"
Rack and return; a cap management technique
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Define "remontage"
Pump over; a cap management technique
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Define "vin de goutte"
Free-run juice

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