Vineyard Management

PREMIUM WINEGRAPE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES:

• VSP trellis system for optimum canopy management and maximizing sun exposure to clusters
  
  
• Drip irrigation (deficit irrigation management)
  
  
• Premium Alluvial Sediment Soils
  
  
• Drain Tiles installed
  
  
• Shoot and sucker thinning (Promoting optimum cluster and berry development)
  
  
• Three types of moisture monitoring covering both vine and soil. These are tools for close monitoring of deficit irrigation, which promotes smaller concentrated berries and reduced yield. Later in season this is also used as a tool for canopy management for optimum sun exposure.
  
  
1. Field Neutron Probes (Monitored by Crop Care Assoc.)
2. Pressure Bomb (in house)
3. Electronic Phytogram Sensors (Ag. Electronics Corp)
   
• Early season cane tucking and leaf removal
  
  
• Multiple trimming of vines for optimum canopy management and sun exposure
  
  
• Late season crop thinning for smaller berries, yield and quality management
  
  
• Annual vine balance management including cordon lengths and number of spur positions per vine side. This helps provide a balanced vineyard, balanced crop and uniform cluster/berry ripening.
  
  
• Diversion canes utilized to moderate vine vigor and vegetative growth (canopy management) as well as cluster and berry size (crop load, balanced fruit zone).
  
  
• Annual use of overhead infrared imaging of vineyards to assess uniformity and any weak spots.
  
  
• Vigorous Perennial and annual mixed cover crops planted for better water management and vine devigoration for more concentrated fruit.
  
  
• Optional custom vineyard management available on request.
  
  
• In house monitoring of Brix, TA, and pH with data forwarding to winery also available.
  
  
• Hand or Machine Harvesting Available