New World terms

Question 1

AXR1

Answer 1

• High yielding rootstock
• Very common in California right after 1976 Judgement of Paris

Question 2

UC Davis

Answer 2

Californian hub for winemaking and viticultural research

Question 3

Pierce’s disease

Answer 3

• Bacterial disease
• Kills vines in 10 years
• Spreadable by sharpshooters
• Serious threats in California, especially in vineyards near water

Question 4

White Zinfandel

Answer 4

• Usually from the Central Valley
• Medium pink, medium-dry, 10.5-11% abv usually, medium acid, medium body, tinned strawberry and fruit candy

Question 5

Durif

Answer 5

French name for California’s Petit Sirah, a deeply coloured, full-bodied, tannic, acidic black

Question 6

Name at least one key AVA within each county
1. Medocino
2. Sonoma
3. Alameda
4. Monterey
5. San Luis Obispo
6. Santa Barbara

Answer 6

1. Medocino - Anderson Valley, wet & cold
2. Sonoma - cold Sonoma Coast, hot Dry Creek
3. Alameda - CA’s oldest region Livermore Valley
4. Monterey - cold Santa Lucia Highlands
5. San Luis Obispo - Paso Robles
6. Santa Barbara - cold Sta Rita Hills

Question 7

Templeton Gap

Answer 7

Opens west Paso Robles to the Pacific

Question 8

Oregon Pinot Noir clones

Answer 8

• Wadenswil - spicy, floral, bright
• Pommard - deep, full bodied
• Dijon - varying characters but all quality-minded

Question 9

Van Duzer Corridor

Answer 9

• Has a break in the Coastal Ranges thus experiences windy cool conditions
• During peak wind, stomata can shut down to degradation of acidity while phenolics continue ripening
• Most acidic, light, fresh out of all Williamette AVAs

Question 10

Geneva Double Curtain

Answer 10

• Big vine training system
• Suitable for managing vigour and humidity
• Suitable for mechanisation

Question 11

Scott Henry

Answer 11

• Big vine training system
• Suitable for managing vigour and humidity
• Suitable for mechanisation
• Common in Ontario, fertile regions in New Zealand and parts of Aus (for shading mostly)

Question 12

Criolla Chica

Answer 12

• Used in Argentina
• The same as Pais and Mission
• Thin skinned high acidity red

Question 13

Chile’s classification system (4)

Answer 13

1. Region eg. Central Valley
2. Sub-region eg. Rapel Valley
3. Zone eg. Colchagua
4. Area eg. Apalta

Question 14

Entre Cordilleras

Answer 14

Between Chilean Costa and Andes

Question 15

Zonda

Answer 15

Hot drying powerful wind descending from the Andes late spring and early summer (flowering & fruit set season)

Question 16

Torrontés clones (3)

Answer 16

1. Riojano
2. Sanjuanino - most planted
3. Medonico
   Also widely planted in Ribeiro, Galicia

Question 17

Four high yielding varieties popular domestically in Argentina

Answer 17

1. Criolla Grande
2. Criolla Chica
3. Cereza
4. Pedro Gimenze
   The Criollas make up 20% of Argentina’s total planting, as does Malbec

Question 18

Primera Zona

Answer 18

Central Mendoza for being Argentina’s oldest wine producing region

Question 19

Las Compuertas

Answer 19

The highest part of DOC Luyan de Cuyon, making fruity, fresh Malbec and Bordeaux blends

Question 20

Agrelo

Answer 20

Lower clayey part of DOC Luyan de Cuyon, making riper powerful reds and Semillon

Question 21

DOCs of Argentina (2)

Answer 21

• Luyan de Cuyon, higher at 1,000m
• San Raphael, lower at 500m, signature white being Chenin

Question 22

Agulhas current

Answer 22

Warm currents from the Indian Ocean which meet the cold Benguela currents at Cape Agulha (near Walker Bay)

Question 23

Cape fold belt

Answer 23

A series of geographic features giving the Western Cape its unique angular mountain ranges and poor, stoney sedimentary rock layers of sandstone and shale

Question 24

The “big six’ of South Africa

Answer 24

• Chenin
• Cab
• Syrah
• Sauv Blanc
• Pinotage
• Chard

Question 25

South African wine of origin categories (4)

Answer 25

- Geographical unit eg. Western Cape - Region eg Coastal region - District eg. Stellenbosch - Ward eg. Simonsberg-Stellenbosch

Question 26

Smart Dyson

Answer 26

- Big vine training system - Divided canopy for shading and balance - Common in Aus

Question 27

Soil salinity

Answer 27

- Happens when there's not enough rain to wash off salt - Salt accumulates close to ground from deep soil and aquifers - Reduces vine vigour and can even kill - Chardonnay is particularly susceptible to it

Question 28

Barossa Old Vine Charter

Answer 28

Unofficial charter used the South Australia

Question 29

Ascorbic acid

Answer 29

An antioxidant that's commonly added to keep fresh fruity style wine stay fresh, such as Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

Question 30

Cook Strait

Answer 30

- The Strait between north and south island in NZ - Strong cold winds that can cause stomata to shut down

Question 31

Cabernet Gernischt

Answer 31

Carmenere in China