Grape Profile

Question 1

Cabernet Sauvignon Profile:

1. FLowering_______, Ripening _______?
2. Size of berries?
3. Anthocyanin Level?
4. Resistance to disease? (Y/N)
5. Susceptible to ________.
6. Parentage?
7. Likes ___________ (Permeability), _________(type) soil.

Answer 1

1. Late, Late
2. Small Berries
3. High Anthocyanin
4. Y
5. Powdery mildew
6. Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc
7. well-drained, gravelly soil

Question 2

Merlot Profile:

1. __________ Vigorous; ______Life up to _____ years.
2. ________(size) berries.
3. Susceptible to ______, ________, and __________
4. ___________ acid.
5. Parentage?

Answer 2

1, Extremely Vigorous, Long life up to 100 years

2. Larger
3. Frost, Coulure, Downy mildew
4. Moderate acid
5. Cabernet Franc x Magdeline Noire des Charantes

Question 3

Cabernet Franc Grape Profile:

1. Ripens _______ weeks after Merlot.
2. Resistant to ______, ________
3. _______(size) berries
4. Parentage?
5. Increasing in __________ because of ________

Answer 3

1. 1-2 weeks
2. Grey rot and loose clusters
3. Small
4. Possibly, Morenoa x Hondarribi Beltza
5. Increasing in importance because of climate change