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Viniculture and Viticulture
Unit 1 - Intensive Sommelier Training
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Graduate
11/05/2012

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Term
What is Wine?
Definition
Fermented fruit (usually grapes)
Term
What is fermentation?
Definition
sugar + yeast = alcohol +CO2 + heat
Term
Why grapes?
Definition
high sugar and water control
Term
Name the 5 types of wine labeling
Definition

Varietal

Place Name

Proprietary

Generic

Semi-Generic

Term
What is Varietal labeling?
Definition
grape type most common in new world)
Term
What is place name labeling? 
Definition
region, village, vineyard etc. (common old world)
Term
What is proprietal labeling?
Definition
legally protected brands
Term
What is generic labeling?
Definition
white, blush, red
Term
What is Semi-generic labeling?
Definition
"stolen" place names, phased out in US per treaty in 2005
Term
5 factors that effect the quality of wine
Definition

grape species

soil

climate

viniculture

viticulture

Term
Vitis Vinifera
Definition
Vine, wine grape
Term
Phylloxera vastatrix
Definition
late 1800's
Term
phylloxera biotype B
Definition
1980's
Term
Name 3 grape types
Definition

Clone

Cross

Hybrid

Term
What is a clone?
Definition
a vine that has developed differently from the vines of the same variety, mutation due to climate conditions or done intentionally with human intervention
Term
2 clone examples
Definition

Pinot noir (genetically unstable - many mutations)

Cabernet savignon (stable - few mutations)

Term
Cross grape type
Definition
derived from two different varieties of the same species
Term
Hybrid grape type
Definition
derived from different species of grapes
Term
3 soil considerations
Definition

top soil (drainage)

subsoil (water table)

mineral composition

Term
"4" nutritional requirments of the vine
Definition

nitrogen

phosphorus

potassium

other minerals

Term
Terrior
Definition
anything conributing to the "sense of place"
Term
macro-climate
Definition

sunshine

temperature

rainfall

Term
meso-climate
Definition
vineyard
Term
micro-climate
Definition

elevation

slope

exposure

wind

bodies of water

plant and animal life

(maybe - cultural traditions of region)

Term
Viticulture
Definition
the vine cycle
Term
The vine cycle
Definition
bud break - emergence - flowering (most vunerable) - partial verasion - full verasion
Term
What are the Viticulture variables?
Definition

trellising and vine training (cane vs spur)

canopy management

yields

irrigation

timing and method of harvest

organic and biodynamic

"lutte raisonee"

disease and pests

Term
5 diseases or pests
Definition

phylloxera

pierce's disease

powdery mildew

downt mildew

fan leaf roll

Term
viniculture
Definition
red winemaking
Term
Viniculture process
Definition
crush - mcerate - ferment - racking - press - age - filter - (fining, cold stablize) - bottle
Term
Viniculture variables
Definition

crusher/de-stemmer or whole cluster pressing

length of maceration/cold soak

wild or cultured yeasts

oak, stainless steel or other

french, american, or other oak

new or used oak, size of cask

light, medium or dark toasted barrels

barriques or fouders

Term
Viticulture basics
Definition

fermentaion tempurature 

micro-oxygenation

malolactic conversion/fermentation

chaptalization, acidification

reverse osmosis and spinnig cone technology

barrel aging

filtering, fining, racking, cold-stablizing

bottling

 
Term
Micro-oxygenation developed by?
Definition
 - developed in 1991 by patrick ducourau
Term
Malolactic conversion/fermentation
Definition
 bio chemical change where the malic acid is changed or converted to lactic acid
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