topography2 Flashcards
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Shale
Finger Lakes AVA (in New York State) and the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA (in California). Other wine areas known for shale-influenced soils include the western side of Paso Robles, the Mayacamas Mountains (between Napa and Sonoma), Heiligenstein (Alsace), and Austria’s Wachau region.
soils of cape agulhas?
layered shales and iron-rich koffieklip, or “coffee stone,” soils, also known as ferricrete
what are foehn winds?
warm and dry, sometimes fierce and hot—that periodically rush down the leeward side of a mountain range after the air has dropped its rain on the windward side and climbed up and over the peaks.
mountains that shields much of the Atlantic’s effects in bierzo
Sierra de los Ancares- part of galicia massif
Examples of named foehn winds?
Zonda/ Argentina; Chinook/ Oregon; NZ Nor’Westers; Diablo/California
Támega river spain do?
monterrei do
Other regions that experience foehn winds?
Alsace, the Jurançon (Southwest France), Switzerland, Washington State, northwest Italy, Catalonia, Lisboa (Portugal), Cotnari (Romania), Valencia, and Málaga
The Esla flows through which DO?
Tierra de Léon DO before joining the Duero
sierra de gredos and sierra de guadarrama are part of which mountain range?
sistema central
2 oceans and respective currents surrounded South Africa
Atlantic -benguela (cold) moderates vines, adds moisture in warmth. and the Indian ocean aguilhas current- warm
WIne regions with Gneiss soils
Pays Nantais (Monnières-Saint-Fiacre, Château-Thébaud, Le pallet) Margaret River, Wachau (gfohler gneiss-higher up), Kamptal, and the Middleburg AVA in Virginia (USA).
cape agulhas iron-rich koffieklip, or “coffee stone,” soils, also known as?
ferricrete
Which river courses through the Tierra de Léon DO before joining the Duero?
Esla
in la mancha, why are vines planted in a ‘marco real’
each vine is spaced 2.5 meters from the next to reduce competition for water.
which mountain range borders the Meseta Central to the south?
The Sierra Morena
mountain range that cuts through meseta cetral?
sistema central
sierra nevada part of which mtn range?
sistema penibetico
General effects of Rivers on viticulture
carve out valleys, gorges, and ravines; provide water for irrigation; move and mold the soil; and moderate the climate
sil or mino river valley cooler & drier?
The Sil Valley is drier and slightly cooler than the Miño.
warmest and driest subzone of Rias Baixas?
Condado do Tea is the warmest and driest subzone
southeast wind that affects penedes?
garbinada
Positive and negative of Foehn winds on vines?
beneficial-reduce the risk of mold- or fungi-related vine diseases, and otherwise help keep a vineyard healthy and dry. Negative- if too extreme can batter and cause physical damage.
swartland soils
varied- malmsbury shale;
Which River flows through Cigales DO before joining the Duero?
Pisuerga
