WVIT 300 Midterm Exam Questions and
Answers
Variety vs Varietal - Answer-Variety = refers to a plant section
Varietal = refers to product made exclusively or primarily from one variety (ie. not a blend)
What is the most widely planted red grape? - Answer-Cabernet Sauvignon
What are the 5 Bordeaux red varieties? - Answer-Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Petit verdot
Cabernet franc
Malbec
List the 4 Italian reds - Answer-Sangiovese
Barbera
Nebbiolio
Montepulciano
, Name the 3 Rhône red varieties - Answer-Syrah
Grenache
Mourverde
What is California's adopted red variety? - Answer-Zinfandel (originally primitivo from Italy)
Name a spanish red wine - Answer-Tempranillo
Monastrell & Garnacha (adopted varieties grown in CA)
Which wine is from Burgundy (French region)? - Answer-Pinot Noir
Bordeaux white wines - Answer-Sauvignon blanc
Semillon
Rhone white wines - Answer-Viognier
Marsanne & Roussanne (used for blending)
True or false: wine grapes require a lot of water to grow - Answer-FALSE!
Grapes require relatively little water (19-20 acre-inches) compared to other crops
What is evapotranspiration? - Answer-Collective loss of water
What are the main types of water delivery methods for vines? - Answer-Furrow or flood: 20% of CA
acreage
Drip: 70% of CA acreage
Answers
Variety vs Varietal - Answer-Variety = refers to a plant section
Varietal = refers to product made exclusively or primarily from one variety (ie. not a blend)
What is the most widely planted red grape? - Answer-Cabernet Sauvignon
What are the 5 Bordeaux red varieties? - Answer-Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Petit verdot
Cabernet franc
Malbec
List the 4 Italian reds - Answer-Sangiovese
Barbera
Nebbiolio
Montepulciano
, Name the 3 Rhône red varieties - Answer-Syrah
Grenache
Mourverde
What is California's adopted red variety? - Answer-Zinfandel (originally primitivo from Italy)
Name a spanish red wine - Answer-Tempranillo
Monastrell & Garnacha (adopted varieties grown in CA)
Which wine is from Burgundy (French region)? - Answer-Pinot Noir
Bordeaux white wines - Answer-Sauvignon blanc
Semillon
Rhone white wines - Answer-Viognier
Marsanne & Roussanne (used for blending)
True or false: wine grapes require a lot of water to grow - Answer-FALSE!
Grapes require relatively little water (19-20 acre-inches) compared to other crops
What is evapotranspiration? - Answer-Collective loss of water
What are the main types of water delivery methods for vines? - Answer-Furrow or flood: 20% of CA
acreage
Drip: 70% of CA acreage