Viticulture/vinification Flashcards
(36 cards)
Size of Barrique and Tonneau
225 and 900 liters
Size of Burgundy’s Piece
228 Liter
Armagnac Piece size
400-420 liters
Champagne barrel
205 Liter
South rhone Demi Muid
600 liter
Rheingau Stuck
1200 Liter
Mosel fuder
1000 liter
Jerez Butt size
600- 650 liter
Jerez bota chica (shipping butt)
500 liter
Douro/Porto pipe liters
530-630 liters (production)
534.24 liters shipping
Italy tonneau liters
550 Liter
Tokai Gonc liters
Approx 136
American whiskey barrel liters
190 liters
Aussie hogshead liters
300 liters
Aussie puncheon liters
450-500 liters
Two ma in training systems
head and cordon
Describe Cordon training VS head
at least one permanent arm (cordon) extend the from trunk
Head means no permanent arm, gnarled knob (head) top
Vin Gris is
Red grapes vinified as white wine, so just pink tinted, some use to get rid of softer first pressing of red grapes in search of concentration of remaining juice
When (ish) is Bud break Northern/Southern hemisphere
March North
September South
when does flowering occur post bud break, what happens next
6-13 weeks
then flowers bloom 13 days while they pollinate and fruit sets (normally 30% of embryo gets to be fruit)
what is Millerandage?
uneven ripening
When ish does veraison occur N/S hemisphere
Green baby grapes in June/December
Veraison (berries begin turning color) in August/February
What does lignify mean?
Turn to wood (green stalks lignify when ripe)
What is Vendange
harvest