Viticulture
The more stress a grapevine is under, the more grapes it will produce.
True
False Correct Answer: False (more stress results in fewer grapes)
Grapes grown in warm climates will produce wines with _________ than a wine from a cool climate.
Correct Answer: less acid and more alcohol.
Terroir, when referring to wine, describes the unique "taste" of a specific place.
True
False Correct Answer: True
The name of the genus made up of grapes is called _____________ Correct Answer: Vitis
Although grapevines are in a period of prime production between ten and thirty years of age, they can
live to well over 100 years old.
True
False Correct Answer: True
The art and science of growing grapes is called viticulture.
True
False Correct Answer: True
A vintage date on a bottle of wine signifies the year the __________ Correct Answer: grapes were
harvested.
Self-pollinate Correct Answer: A plant fertilizing itself
Temperate Climate Correct Answer: Mild; moderate in temperature. Best climate for grape production.
(between 30th and 50th parallels)
Canopy Correct Answer: The vine's leaves and shoots, which often need to be controlled through
different practices to shade the grapes, maximize leaf exposure to the sun or allow air circulation.
Grape Clusters Correct Answer: The mature fruit of a grapevine form groupings of grapes called clusters
or bunches.
Shoots Correct Answer: The branches that shoot off the head and cordons of a vine. They form from
tiny buds in the early spring and are the areas of the vine where leaves, flowers, and eventually grapes
form.
The more stress a grapevine is under, the more grapes it will produce.
True
False Correct Answer: False (more stress results in fewer grapes)
Grapes grown in warm climates will produce wines with _________ than a wine from a cool climate.
Correct Answer: less acid and more alcohol.
Terroir, when referring to wine, describes the unique "taste" of a specific place.
True
False Correct Answer: True
The name of the genus made up of grapes is called _____________ Correct Answer: Vitis
Although grapevines are in a period of prime production between ten and thirty years of age, they can
live to well over 100 years old.
True
False Correct Answer: True
The art and science of growing grapes is called viticulture.
True
False Correct Answer: True
A vintage date on a bottle of wine signifies the year the __________ Correct Answer: grapes were
harvested.
Self-pollinate Correct Answer: A plant fertilizing itself
Temperate Climate Correct Answer: Mild; moderate in temperature. Best climate for grape production.
(between 30th and 50th parallels)
Canopy Correct Answer: The vine's leaves and shoots, which often need to be controlled through
different practices to shade the grapes, maximize leaf exposure to the sun or allow air circulation.
Grape Clusters Correct Answer: The mature fruit of a grapevine form groupings of grapes called clusters
or bunches.
Shoots Correct Answer: The branches that shoot off the head and cordons of a vine. They form from
tiny buds in the early spring and are the areas of the vine where leaves, flowers, and eventually grapes
form.
