Coulure (France)
Once the vine has flowered, there should develop a small fruit (the grape) in place of each flower. Failure of the fruit to set in this way is coulure. It is often worst when the weather is particularly cold or wet.
Coulure (French term)
Once the vine has flowered, it develops a little grape in place of each flower. The coulure is related to the failure of the fruit to develop properly. This happens when the weather is particularly cold or humid.
coulure - deficient fruit set which may substantially reduce the size of that year's crop. Just after flowering, an excessive proportion of the nascent berries fall off, often because of unsettled cold, wet weather.
Coulure
failure of vine flowers to develop
Cream
Oloroso based sherry to which Moscatel or Pedro Ximenez sweet fortified wine has been added ...
Coulure (coo-loo'r)
A condition in the vineyard that results from rainy or cold weather that keeps the flowers from being pollinated and therefore from turning into grapes.
Coulure:During flowering in the spring, wind and rain as well as chemical deficiencies can keep the flowers from being properly fertilized, causing these flowers to drop off the cluster. This dropping of flowers is called coulure.
coulureThe non-pollination of vine blossoms, often caused by cold or wet weather at the time of flowering. coulureOnce the vine has flowered, there should develop a small fruit (the grape) in place of each flower.
The region's damp, chilly spring weather gave rise to coulure, "a condition endemic to certain vines in climates which have marginal, sometimes cool, wet springs", [2] which prevented the vine's buds from flowering.
Flowering in late May coincided with heavy showers and cool weather, which caused coulure, particularly in the A-grade vineyards at lower altitudes which flower first. Yields were cut further as a result.
Like Merlot, it is sensitive to coulure, and although Syrah buds fairly late, it is a mid-season ripener. Syrah requires heat to get fully ripe, but can lose varietal character when even slightly overripe.
The vine is very susceptible to coulure, especially in there is wet weather during budbreak or flowering.
Shows a tendency towards Coulure, ie. poor fruit set with immature berries falling off after veraison (blossoming).
COULURE (RUN-OUT)
Transformation of the fruit flower due to a bad fecundation, being able to be explained by various reasons (climatic, physiological, etc.)
COUPAGE (CUTTING)
Mixes wines of different origins (not to confuse with assembly).
COURBU ...
 See also: Grape, Region, Variety, Vineyard, Aroma
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