Human Factors In The Vineyard That Influnce Style, Quality And Price Flashcards
What do human do to manage the vine?
Training (head, cordon) Pruning (spur, replacement cane) Trellised untrellised (canopy management) Density Harvest (timing, manual, machine)
How to manage frost?
Site selection
Heaters
Wind machines
Sprinklers
How to manage freeze hazards?
Earthing up
How to manage the rain hazards?
Harvest date
How to manage hail hazards?
Nets
Multiple sites
How to manage water stress?
Irrigation
Drip
Sprinkler
Flood
How to minimise sunburn?
Canopy management
How to rectify nutrient deficiency?
Fertiliser
How to manage phylloxera?
Use of rootstocks
How to manage other animal effects?
Insecticides
Physical barriers
How to minimise fungal diseases?
Canopy management
Fungicide
How to minimise viruses and bacteria?
Replacing the vine
Sanitising the land
4 methods of concentrating grape sugars?
Noble rot
Drying grapes on the vine
Drying grapes after picking
Freezing grapes on the vine
4 approaches to vineyard management?
Conventional
Sustainable
Organic
Biodynamic