Viti & Vini

Question 1

Standard barrel name and size for Mosel? Rheingau?

Answer 1

Mosel - Fuder 1,000L; Rheingau - Stuck 1,200L

Question 2

What is a gonc?

Answer 2

136L barrel used in Tokaji production

Question 3

In the production of which wine would you find caratelli used?

Answer 3

Vin Santo. 50-225L

Question 4

Difference in size of a Cote de Nuits and Chablis Feuillette?

Answer 4

CdN 114L; Chablis 132L

Question 5

What is stomata?

Answer 5

small pores in leaves allowing in gasses and leaking out water vapor

Question 6

what is bouvreaux

Answer 6

second crop du to excessive rain at flowering

Question 7

what protects the outside woody part of a vine

Answer 7

periderm

Question 8

the wax-like, waterproof covering on the outer surface of a grape?

Answer 8

cuticle

Question 9

point where the stem connects with the grape

Answer 9

pedicule

Question 10

what is provinage

Answer 10

natural way of the vine to produce

Question 11

when does a vine naturally decline in production

Answer 11

25-30 years

Question 12

at what temperature does a vine develope buds?

Answer 12

50 F/10 C

Question 13

what is the German word for botrytis?

Answer 13

edelfaule

Question 14

by what name is malevolent botryitis known?

Answer 14

grey rot

Question 15

what does the Bordeaux mixture aim to mitigate

Answer 15

downy mildew (peronospera)

Question 16

black foot, eutypa dieback and esca area all what type of disease

Answer 16

fungal disease that are also trunk diseases

Question 17

what is wine’s most common volatile acid?

Answer 17

acetic acid

Question 18

where was the Smart-Henry training system developed

Answer 18

New Zealand

Question 19

between cane and spur pruning, which would you expect to leave more permanent wood on a grapevine?

Answer 19

spur pruning. cane pruning removes the majority of fruiting wood after each growing season

Question 20

would you expect cordon or cane pruning in Sauterenes?

Answer 20

cordon. this style produces smaller berries more prone to botrytis

Question 21

where has TAille Chablis system found success

Answer 21

Champagne

Question 22

what is a system similar to Scott-Henry but allows for upward and downward shoots

Answer 22

Smart-Dyson

Question 23

what is a famous training system used in Germany that looks like a bow?

Answer 23

halbbogen (Mosel Arch)

Question 24

what is the most common trellising system of New Zealand?

Answer 24

VSP

Question 25

what is enforcado training and where is it commonly used?

Answer 25

training vines to grow high on trees, common in Vino Verde

Question 26

what is gobelet known as in Italy

Answer 26

Albarello

Question 27

the Scott Henry system is essentially a variation of what?

Answer 27

double guyot

Question 28

is cane pruning used more in warm or cool climates

Answer 28

cool

Question 29

what are the 4 pruning methods allowed in Champagne

Answer 29

guyot (single and double) Cordon de Royat, Taille Chablis, VAllee de la MArne (only Meunier)

Question 30

what pruning system is used for 90% of Chardonnay in Champagne

Answer 30

Chablis

Question 31

What is the preferred training method for PN in Champagne

Answer 31

Cordon du Royat

Question 32

what area uses vara & pulgar?

Answer 32

Jeres-Xeres-Sherry

Question 33

most commonly used vine training method in BDX

Answer 33

double guyot

Question 34

what are the two types of planting schemes allowed in CDP

Answer 34

en ligne (line), Au carre (square)

Question 35

max rendement de base for CDP

Answer 35

35 hl/ha

Question 36

what winemaking innovation did Henri Jayer introduce?

Answer 36

cold soaking

Question 37

a Frasqueira Madeira would be made using which method?

Answer 37

canteiro

Question 38

what are the tiers of a solera called

Answer 38

criaderas

Question 39

what is debourage

Answer 39

settling of the must. generally used in white wine

Question 40

how does vessel size change fermentation temp

Answer 40

smaller = cooler; larger = hotter

Question 41

what type of cap management is faster than remontage

Answer 41

brassage, pressurized gas is placed at the bottom of a tank. used in Portugal

Question 42

where in Spain can you find wine that is made with twice as many grape skins as normal must?

Answer 42

Valencia (Alicante, Utiel-Requena), called doble pasta

Question 43

how can one increase body and flavor in a Chianti through vinification?

Answer 43

adding dried or concentrated grape must to a wine after fermentation. Governo proceess

Question 44

an ochsle is equivalent to how many KMW

Answer 44

5/1

Question 45

Daktulosphaira Vitifoliae is the scientific term for?

Answer 45

phylloxera

Question 46

which of the following fungal diseases can't be treated with the BDX mixture: peronospera, esca, eutypa lata fungus

Answer 46

esca. no know treatment

Question 47

esca is also known as?

Answer 47

black measles

Question 48

abstich is the german word for what winemaking process

Answer 48

racking (soutirage)

Question 49

a ______ was considered the traditional volume of grapes which could be held in a Coquard basket?

Answer 49

marc. 4,000 kg

Question 50

foulage is more closely related to pigeage or remontage?

Answer 50

pigeage. foulage is the traditional process of foot treading

Question 51

what is cliquage?

Answer 51

the addition of oxygen to a barrel during aging. purpose is to counteract reduction

Question 52

what is biodynamic preparation 500?

Answer 52

cow shit

Question 53

name 3 varietals prone to millerandage

Answer 53

zinfandel, grenache, sangionvese, gewurztraminer

Question 54

max press yield for Champagne

Answer 54

102L/160kg

Question 55

3 pressing tiers in Champagne?

Answer 55

1) vin de cuvee - 2,050 liters 2) vin de taille - next 500 L 3) rebeche - mandatory 1-10% used for distilling

Question 56

what is permeate?

Answer 56

water and alcohol

Question 57

what is retenate?

Answer 57

wines aromatic compounds

Question 58

what is vin de goutte

Answer 58

free run wine

Question 59

what is collage

Answer 59

fining

Question 60

what is roulade?

Answer 60

rolling of wine barrels to mix lees, used instead of battonage

Question 61

three stages of applying heat to a barrel?

Answer 61

1) chauffage - warming 2) cintrage - shaping 3) bousinage - toasting

Question 62

what is DAP?

Answer 62

diamonium phosphate, a yeast nutrient

Question 63

what is soutirage?

Answer 63

racking the wine into a clean container

Question 64

in which style of wine would you find the highest level of acetaldehydes?

Answer 64

sherry

Question 65

what is a aldehyde?

Answer 65

midway stage between alcohol and an acid, formed during the oxidation of alcohol

Question 66

what is a maillard reaction?

Answer 66

chemical interactions between amino acids created by autolysis and residual sugar added by dosage..think champagne

Question 67

what is delestage?

Answer 67

rack and return

Question 68

what is blue fining?

Answer 68

process wherby excess copper and iron are removed from wine by fining and with potassium ferrocyanide

Question 69

spanish name of a gyropalette?

Answer 69

girasol

Question 70

What rootstocks are typically used for grafting?

Answer 70

Vitis rupestris and Vitis riparia