Vineyards

Question 1

What is the technique where the top part or shoots of one vine are added to the rootstock of another allowing for healthy growth?

Answer 1

Grafting

Question 2

Pinotage is a cross of which two grape varieties?

Answer 2

Pinot Noir and Cinsault

Question 3

What type of holistic vineyard agriculture incorporates astronomy, philosophy and homeopathy?

Answer 3

Biodynamic

Question 4

What is the most common species of vine used for wine production?

Answer 4

Vitis vinifera

Question 5

In which Chinese region do winemakers bury vines for protection during the winter?

Answer 5

Ningxia

Question 6

What is the normal latitude for vine-growing?

Answer 6

30°-50° latitude

Question 7

What are Downy, Powdery and Grey all examples of?

Answer 7

Types of rot and funghi

Question 8

Most grape vines are grafted onto another rootstock before being planted to protect against which parasite?

Answer 8

Phylloxera

Question 9

What is the name of the process where grapes begin to ripen and change color on the vine?

Answer 9

Véraison

Question 10

Guyot, Mosel Arch, Lyre and Pendelbogen are examples of what?

Answer 10

Vine-training systems

Question 11

The process of removing bunches of grapes from the vine, enabling the remaining bunches to ripen more fully and evenly, is known as what?

Answer 11

Green harvesting

Question 12

How do winemakers usually protect their vines from birds?

Answer 12

By covering the vines with nets

Question 13

What is the term when buds first grow into new shoots signaling the start of the growing season?

Answer 13

Budburst

Question 14

Fanleaf and Leafroll are two types of what that can cause significant damage to vines?

Answer 14

They are types of virus

Question 15

What is the practice of trellising vineyards also known as?

Answer 15

Canopy management

Question 16

If a region is hot with lots of sun exposure, are the vines most likely to be trellised or bush trained?

Answer 16

Bush trained

Question 17

What is Phylloxera?

Answer 17

A harmful parasite that feeds on vine roots

Question 18

Which species of vines are able to protect themselves against Phylloxera?

Answer 18

American vine species

Question 19

What term is a measure of how closely spaced vines are in the vineyard both within the row and between rows?

Answer 19

Vine density

Question 20

Which part of the vine is known as ‘permanent wood’?

Answer 20

Parts of the trunk or cordons (spurs) that are more than one year old

Question 21

What’s Aszú?

Answer 21

Noble Rot (in Hungary)

Question 22

What’s Spätlese?

Answer 22

Late Harvest (in Germany)

Question 23

What’s Vendange Tardive?

Answer 23

Late Harvest (in France)

Question 24

What’s Pourriture Noble?

Answer 24

Noble Rot (in France)

Question 25

What’s a Canopy?

Answer 25

The canopy of a vine is made up of leaves and shoots that shade and protect the grapes

Question 26

What’s Terroir?

Answer 26

Terroir is the sum of every environmental force affecting a given vineyard site (soil, slope, orientation, elevation, rainfall, wind, fog, sunshine, temperatures, etc.)

Question 27

When did Prohibition begin?

Answer 27

Jan 16th, 1920

Question 28

What’s Edelfäule?

Answer 28

Noble Rot (in Germany)

Question 29

What’s Ampelography?

Answer 29

It’s the science concerned with the identification and classification of grapevines