It is Wednesday and time again for Wine Trivia Wednesday. I must say I am a little flabbergasted. Not a single stab at the quiz last week—no Talk-a-Vino, nor Vinoinlove, not even a Stefano. No Foodandwinehedonist, sans a Winegetter. Even Cupcaketravels and aFrankAngke stayed away. Back when I was a classroom teacher, I would either believe that the quiz was far too hard or that my class was comprised of dullards. I am not quite certain that last week’s wine quiz was too hard, however, since there was nary a comment about the relative difficulty involved.
Nonetheless, I have decided to re-issue the quiz (after making it quite a bit easier). As a result, there are no answers to last week’s quiz:
So here we go….
1. Put the five main stages of the vine in chronological annual order:
A. Flowering
B. Veraison
C. Harvest
D. Bud Break
E. Set
2. For each of the stages, what of the following causes the most concern for the vineyard manager/winemaker (there can be more than one for each)?
A. Rain
B. Frost
C. Drought
D. Excessive wind
E. Excessive heat
F. Poor canopy management
3. Traditionally, in France, what is the time elapsed between the first stage and the last stage (I’m looking for a number of days here)?
Harvest in Alsace.
Hopefully, at least one of you will take a stab at it this week!
the drunken cyclist 
I think that poor canopy management is generally the problem, and not just in wine making.
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Examples of other arenas where poor canopy management is an issue?
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I’m treating this as an open book quiz! I let my students use notes and textbooks occasionally so instead of just guessing on the answers, they do some research and reinforce the concept. That works here, right?!
1. Bud break, flowering, fruit set, veraison, harvest (yippeee!)
2. Bud break (excessive wind, frost), flowering (excessive wind, frost, rain), fruit set (excessive heat, drought), veraison (drought, poor canopy management), harvest (weather extremes)
3. 250 days
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Hey Kim, thanks for playing–definitely an open-Google quiz!
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Well last week’s quiz seemed too difficult in my opinion.
1. D, A, E, B, C,
2. Budbreak: B Flowering: A,B,D Set: E, C Veraison: F,C Harvest: detrimental weather
3. March-October ( 210 days)
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Very nice…
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All right, I’ll bite! Here are my answers, Jeff:
1. D, A, E, B, C
2. – Bud break: frost
– Flowering: frost, rain, excessive wind
– Set: drought, excessive heat
– Veraison: poor canopy management, drought
– Harvest: drought, frost, rain
3. Generally from March to September/October, so roughly 210/230 days or thereabouts
Take care!
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Strong work Stefano!
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I was too busy watching Bieber videos… Here are my answers –
1 and 2
Bud break – frost
Flowering – Frost, wind, drought
Set: drought, heat
Veraison: canopy, drought, heat
Harvest: drought, rain
3. More than a 7
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The last answer is technically ‘true’ but might not be ‘correct’…
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I’m feeling academic today . . . here’s my stab:
1. D, A, E, B, C
2. Bud Break – Frost, Rain
Flowering – Rain, Wind
Set – Excessive heat, drought
Veraison – Rain, poor canopy management (and critters!)
Harvest – Drought, Rain, Frost (unless you’re making Icewine)
3. Tricky question. I think it depends on where in France. The growing season is longer in regions with a more Mediterranean climate like Languedoc-Roussillon. And shorter in regions with a more continental climate like Champagne. My guess = 210 days, give or take a drought.
Salud!
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armchairsomm in da house!
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1: D A E B C
2: Budbreak: wind+frost, Flowering: rain + heat, fruit set: drought and rain, veraison: drought, poor canopy management, Harvest: drought, rain and frost
3: bud break in the northern hemisphere is usually mid march to early april and harvest anywhere from early september to early october, so i’d say average around 180 days?
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Another solid entry…
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I was too busy drinking wine to answer sorry….
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The only acceptable excuse!
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Sorry, man, was traveling last week with no chance to spend on researching – and I’m honestly no expert on grape development, I’m much better at opening the bottles…
Anyway,
Q1: D, A, E, B, C
Q2: Concerns:
Bud break – B, Frost ( and premature bud break)
Flowering: A, Rain, and D, Wind
Fruit set: E, heat and C, drought
Ripening: F, Canopy management
Harvest: A, Rain
Q3: Not sure if single answer exist. Depending on the year, etc. it is probably around 180 days give or take 30.
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Anatoli–travel more important?!?
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Lol, I was busy doing… umm, I have no idea! Well here we go…
1) Bud break, flowering, fruit set, veraison, harvest
2) Bud break: frost
flowering: frost, wind, rain
fruit set: drought, excessive heat
veraison: drought, poor canopy management
harvest: rain
3) Traditionally 100 days after flowering.
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You’re living the dream, so I will give you a pass! Thanks for playing this week!
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