WSET Diploma D1 /diploma D1 WSET ACTUAL
EXAM NEWEST VERSION COMPLETE 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Most important N American grape species
Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis berlandieri and Vitis rupestris
Four main sections of a grape vine
the main shoots, one-year-old wood, permanent wood and the roots
What comprises the canopy of a vine?
The main shoots and all of their major structures - stem, buds, leaves, lateral
shoots, tendrils and inflorescences/grape bunches
What do the main shoots grow from, and when?
The main shoots on the vine grow in spring from buds retained from the
previous year
Where are carbohydrates stored in a vine?
Stems, trunks, roots
Define lignify
Green shoots become woody and rigid, they are then called canes
Where do buds form?
between the leaf stalk (petiole) and the stem
Define the two types of buds
- Compound buds (form in one growing season and break open the following
growing season, producing main shoots; typically a primary, secondary, and
, maybe tertiary)
What is green harvesting?
Removal of second crop during summer
Define one-year-old wood
the main shoots from the last growing season that were kept at pruning,
supports compound buds; cane or spur
Define permanent wood
woody parts of the vine that are older than one year, including the trunk
where are most roots found?
top 50cm of soil
what distinguishes PN clone 115?
low Y, small grapes, good for high Q red wines
what distinguishes PN clone 521?
high Y, bigger grapes, good for sparkling wine production
When is leaf fall and dormancy?
Nov-March
When is budburst?
March-April
When is shoot and leaf growth?
March-July
When is flowering and fruit set?
May-June
When is grape development?
EXAM NEWEST VERSION COMPLETE 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Most important N American grape species
Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis berlandieri and Vitis rupestris
Four main sections of a grape vine
the main shoots, one-year-old wood, permanent wood and the roots
What comprises the canopy of a vine?
The main shoots and all of their major structures - stem, buds, leaves, lateral
shoots, tendrils and inflorescences/grape bunches
What do the main shoots grow from, and when?
The main shoots on the vine grow in spring from buds retained from the
previous year
Where are carbohydrates stored in a vine?
Stems, trunks, roots
Define lignify
Green shoots become woody and rigid, they are then called canes
Where do buds form?
between the leaf stalk (petiole) and the stem
Define the two types of buds
- Compound buds (form in one growing season and break open the following
growing season, producing main shoots; typically a primary, secondary, and
, maybe tertiary)
What is green harvesting?
Removal of second crop during summer
Define one-year-old wood
the main shoots from the last growing season that were kept at pruning,
supports compound buds; cane or spur
Define permanent wood
woody parts of the vine that are older than one year, including the trunk
where are most roots found?
top 50cm of soil
what distinguishes PN clone 115?
low Y, small grapes, good for high Q red wines
what distinguishes PN clone 521?
high Y, bigger grapes, good for sparkling wine production
When is leaf fall and dormancy?
Nov-March
When is budburst?
March-April
When is shoot and leaf growth?
March-July
When is flowering and fruit set?
May-June
When is grape development?
