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Term for the portion of the vine that includes branches, leaves, and fruit |
Canopy |
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Term used for the process where an unrooted cutting is inserted into the trunk of an existing vine |
Field grafting |
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Ideal degrees of latitude for commercial viticulture |
Between 30 and 50 degrees |
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Ideal weather conditions for flowering |
Warm and dry (rain or wind can hinder fertilization) |
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Term used for the transition from flower to berry |
Berry or Fruit set |
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Condition where many flowers don't develop into grapes |
Coulure ("shatter") |
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Abnormal fruit set resulting in many small, seedless berries in the grape bunches |
Millerandage |
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The onset of the ripening of the grapes |
Veraison |
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Typical time period from bud break to harvest |
140-160 days |
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The process by which sunlight is used by the vine to create sugar |
Photosynthesis |
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Process by which water evaporates through the openings in the vine's leaves |
Transpiration |
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Process by which sugars are broken down and used by the vine as energy |
Respiration |
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Process by which materials are moved from one area of a plant to another |
Translocation |
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French term for the combined natural factors of a vineyard |
Terroir |
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Root eating louse that almost killed off the great vineyards if Europe (and then the world) |
Phylloxera |
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Type of vine training that does not use a trellis system |
Head training or Bush training |
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Type of vine training where vine's are trained up a tall support |
Pergola |
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Type of came pruned vine training system using one cane from each vine, each trained in the same direction |
Guyot |
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Type of spur trained vine system with branches from each vine trained along a wire |
Cordon |
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Philosophy of viticulture often credited to Rudolf Steiner |
Biodynamics |
