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GLOSSARY · TERMS OF THE TRADE

The words winegrowing takes for granted.

Sixty-one terms from the vineyard, the cellar, the paperwork and the business — explained briefly, with no sales pitch in between.

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BBCH stage A two-digit number describing how far a plant has developed — for the vine, from winter bud to leaf fall. Botrytis Grey rot — dangerous from bunch closure onwards, when the inside of the bunch stops drying out.

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Downy mildew The vine disease that needs wetness, warmth and time all at once.

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EPPO code A five-letter code that identifies plants and pests unambiguously across borders.

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Field record The record of every measure carried out on a management unit that the law requires — in winegrowing, per parcel.

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Grape intake The step by which picked grapes are taken into the cellar and recorded for the first time.

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Leaf wall area The actual target area of a vineyard block, worked out from row width and canopy height rather than from ground area. Leaf wetness duration How long a film of water lies on the leaf without a break — the single most important measurement for infection risk.

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Planting authorisation Official permission to plant a particular area with vines. Powdery mildew The vine disease that likes it warm and moderately humid and wants no leaf wetness at all. Pre-harvest interval The period between the last application of a plant protection product and the harvest.

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Resistance group The classification of a product by its mode of action — the basis for how often it may be used in a season. Risk indicator The calculated infection risk per disease and parcel, shown as a colour band.

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Site A defined, named area of vineyard whose name may appear on the label.

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Training system How the vine is built up and carried — trellis on wires, pergola, single stake.

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Vineyard register The official record of every vineyard area an estate works, held by the competent authority of the federal state.

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Yield per hectare The quantity harvested per hectare — capped by German wine law.

These terms in daily use, not in a glossary. The tour shows where each of them turns up in VINORUM — in sixteen units at your own pace.

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