Cms intro test questions with
complete solutions9
What is the optimal latitudinal zone for viticulture? - ANSWERS-Between 30 degrees and 50
degrees
Maritime climate - ANSWERS-Warm summers cool winters influenced by oceans or large bodies
of water
Continental climate - ANSWERS-Hot summers cold winters. Areas that have seasons. Sometimes
snow during winters
Mediterranean climate - ANSWERS-Dry, warm to hot summers and mild winters
Desert/arid climate - ANSWERS-Hot dry summers and cold dry winters. Low precipitation.
Diurnal shift - ANSWERS-Temperature variations between day and night.
List three things that will influence the general climate of a wine region. - ANSWERS-
Temperature. Rainfall.
Vitis vinefera - ANSWERS-The main wine growing species of grape that originated from Europe
Vitis labrusca - ANSWERS-A Native American species of grape widely grown in New York State,
East coast, and Midwestern states ( also used to graft to European root stock to counteract
phylloxera in the 1870s )
, What is the Difference between hybrid/ cross/ clones - ANSWERS-Hybrid - breeding two
different species of root stock(vitis vinefera + vitis labrusca)
Cross- breeding of two of the same species of root stock (vitis vinefera + vitis vinefera)
Clones-an identical version of a specific varietal cut from a mother plant
What are the general differences between grapes grown in a cool vs. warm climate? -
ANSWERS-Cool climates produce grapes with less sugar therefore less alcohol and higher acidity
and warm climates produce grapes with higher sugar therefore more alcohol and less acid
What is a green harvest? - ANSWERS-The removal of immature grape Bunches. Typically for the
purpose of decreasing yield.
Basic formula for alcoholic fermentation - ANSWERS-Sugar + yeast=alcohol + co2
What are lees, and what is the effect of lees contact on wine? - ANSWERS-The left over
sediment and dead yeast cells after fermentation. It ads texture, color, a bread like flavor and
richer mouthfeel
What is chaptalization? - ANSWERS-The adding of sugar during fermentation to increase alcohol
content
What is phylloxera? - ANSWERS-A pest/bug of grapevines that almost made European
grapevines extinct in the 1870s
What is carbonic maceration? - ANSWERS-A process in which fermentation starts inside the
whole grape.
complete solutions9
What is the optimal latitudinal zone for viticulture? - ANSWERS-Between 30 degrees and 50
degrees
Maritime climate - ANSWERS-Warm summers cool winters influenced by oceans or large bodies
of water
Continental climate - ANSWERS-Hot summers cold winters. Areas that have seasons. Sometimes
snow during winters
Mediterranean climate - ANSWERS-Dry, warm to hot summers and mild winters
Desert/arid climate - ANSWERS-Hot dry summers and cold dry winters. Low precipitation.
Diurnal shift - ANSWERS-Temperature variations between day and night.
List three things that will influence the general climate of a wine region. - ANSWERS-
Temperature. Rainfall.
Vitis vinefera - ANSWERS-The main wine growing species of grape that originated from Europe
Vitis labrusca - ANSWERS-A Native American species of grape widely grown in New York State,
East coast, and Midwestern states ( also used to graft to European root stock to counteract
phylloxera in the 1870s )
, What is the Difference between hybrid/ cross/ clones - ANSWERS-Hybrid - breeding two
different species of root stock(vitis vinefera + vitis labrusca)
Cross- breeding of two of the same species of root stock (vitis vinefera + vitis vinefera)
Clones-an identical version of a specific varietal cut from a mother plant
What are the general differences between grapes grown in a cool vs. warm climate? -
ANSWERS-Cool climates produce grapes with less sugar therefore less alcohol and higher acidity
and warm climates produce grapes with higher sugar therefore more alcohol and less acid
What is a green harvest? - ANSWERS-The removal of immature grape Bunches. Typically for the
purpose of decreasing yield.
Basic formula for alcoholic fermentation - ANSWERS-Sugar + yeast=alcohol + co2
What are lees, and what is the effect of lees contact on wine? - ANSWERS-The left over
sediment and dead yeast cells after fermentation. It ads texture, color, a bread like flavor and
richer mouthfeel
What is chaptalization? - ANSWERS-The adding of sugar during fermentation to increase alcohol
content
What is phylloxera? - ANSWERS-A pest/bug of grapevines that almost made European
grapevines extinct in the 1870s
What is carbonic maceration? - ANSWERS-A process in which fermentation starts inside the
whole grape.
