WSET DIPLOMA D1 EXAMINATION TEST
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
◉ Advantages of precision viticulture
Answer: targeted interventions carried out precisely
reduced environmental impact
◉ Disadvantages if precision viticulture
Answer: substantial investment upfront
requires skilled data analysis
◉ Forms of weed management
Answer: cultivation (ploughing)
herbicides
animal grazing
cover crops
mulching
◉ Types of irrigation
Answer: drip
flood
,channel
overhead sprinklers
flood
◉ Aims of canopy management.
Answer: light interception by leaves
reducing or creating shade
providing uniform microclimate
promoting air circulation
arranging canopy to ease harvest
◉ Canopy management includes:
Answer: Trellising,
Training,
Pruning,
leaf removal,
crop thinning
Optimizing the ratio of light that reaches the fruit
◉ Factors determining vine density
Answer: vigor of the vine
crops/yields defined by law
style of wine produced
, irrigation
soil type
trellising
◉ Factors determining appropriate training method
Answer: vigor of the vine
planting material
presence of disease
topography of the site
need for mechanization
◉ Typed of vine training
Answer: head training
cordon training
◉ Pruning
Answer: Removal of unwanted leaves, canes and permanent wood
in winter or during growing season.
Spur pruning (1 yr old wood is cut back to 2-3 buds)
Replacement cane pruning (canes have 8-20 buds)
◉ Trellising
Answer: the physical structure used to support and maintain the
training system
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS
◉ Advantages of precision viticulture
Answer: targeted interventions carried out precisely
reduced environmental impact
◉ Disadvantages if precision viticulture
Answer: substantial investment upfront
requires skilled data analysis
◉ Forms of weed management
Answer: cultivation (ploughing)
herbicides
animal grazing
cover crops
mulching
◉ Types of irrigation
Answer: drip
flood
,channel
overhead sprinklers
flood
◉ Aims of canopy management.
Answer: light interception by leaves
reducing or creating shade
providing uniform microclimate
promoting air circulation
arranging canopy to ease harvest
◉ Canopy management includes:
Answer: Trellising,
Training,
Pruning,
leaf removal,
crop thinning
Optimizing the ratio of light that reaches the fruit
◉ Factors determining vine density
Answer: vigor of the vine
crops/yields defined by law
style of wine produced
, irrigation
soil type
trellising
◉ Factors determining appropriate training method
Answer: vigor of the vine
planting material
presence of disease
topography of the site
need for mechanization
◉ Typed of vine training
Answer: head training
cordon training
◉ Pruning
Answer: Removal of unwanted leaves, canes and permanent wood
in winter or during growing season.
Spur pruning (1 yr old wood is cut back to 2-3 buds)
Replacement cane pruning (canes have 8-20 buds)
◉ Trellising
Answer: the physical structure used to support and maintain the
training system
