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Vineyard Management Flashcards

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1
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Site selection criteria

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Environmental conditions

Business considerations

Grape variety

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Environmental conditions (site selection)

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Temp

Rainfall

Sunlight

Drainage

Soil fertility

Planting density

Training and trellising

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Business considerations (site selection)

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Proximity to infrastructure

Workforce availability

Accessibility for machinery

Cost of the land

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Grape variety (site selection)

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Must suit climate

Demand for grapes

Possible EU restrictions on varieties that can be used

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5
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New vineyard creation

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Clear of existing vegetation

Test soil fertility and apply necessary fertilizers

Plant young vines (maybe pregrafted and in plastic sleeve)

Irrigate (if allowed)

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6
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Average vine replacement age

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30 to 50 years

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7
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Effect of age on vines

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Decreased yield

Increased disease risk

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8
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Fallow time

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3 years after vines are dug up

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9
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Main vine management techniques

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Training

Pruning

Trellising

Planting density

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10
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Main vine management goal

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Maximize production of fruit at desired quality as economically as possible

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11
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Vine training

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Shape of the permanent wood

Head training

Cordon training

Both can be high or low trained

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12
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Head training

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Little permanent wood (possibly only trunk)

Either spur or replacement cane pruned

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13
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Cordon training

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Trunk with on or more permanent horizontal arms (cordon)

Usually spur pruned

Takes longer to establish but is easier for machine harvesting

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14
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Vine pruning

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The removal of unwanted leaves, canes, and permanent wood

Occurs every winter and summer

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15
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Winter pruning

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Determines number and location of shoot forming buds in spring

Important that buds are not close together (helps with canopy management)

Spur

Replacement cane

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16
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Replacement cane pruning

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One or two canes tied to trellis (Usually on head trained vines)

More complex than spur pruning

Requires large workforce to choose and train suitable canes

Guyot is example

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17
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Summer pruning

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Trimming canopy

Restrict vegetative growth

Direct sugar production to grape

Leaf stripping to optimize sunlight exposure

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Trellis

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Permanent structure or stakes and wires

Supports replacement canes and vine’s growth

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19
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Beaujolais trellising

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Usually untrellised

Head trained and spur pruned

Gobelet

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20
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Gobelet

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Head trained and spur pruned

Tips tied together

Reduces shade and increases airflow

Beaujolais

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Benefits of trellising

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Control sunlight in canopy

Improve air circulation

Aid mechanization

22
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Vertical Shoot Positioning

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Shoots trained vertically and tied into place

Forms single narrow canopy

Keeps canopy open, aerated, and shade free

Either replacement cane or spur pruned

23
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VSP in hot climates

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Tips flop over to provide extra shade

24
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Hectare

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A 100m by 100m square

25
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Key density critera

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Water and nutrient availability

Low water availability = low density

Low nutrient levels = better quality if with sufficient rainfall

26
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High nutrient level and sufficient rainfall

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Found most in New world

High density not enough

Multiple cordons and canes allow for good quality at high yields

27
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Yield measurements

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Weight (tonnes per hectare)

Volume (hectoliters per hectare)

28
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Green harvesting

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Yield control

Remove immature grapes after veraison

Risky because vine can compensate for loss by increasing remaining grape size

29
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Nematodes

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Microscopic worms

Attack vine roots

Interfere with water and nutrient uptake

Can transmit viruses

Sanitize soil and use resistant rootstocks

30
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Birds and mammals (pest)

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Consume grapes

Half eaten grapes can lead to fungal disease

Netting for birds

Protective fencing for animals

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Insects (pest)

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Feed on grapes and leaves

Insecticides

Integrated pest management

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Downy and powdery mildew

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Affect all green parts

Grapes lose fruity flavors

Give mouldy bitter taint

Love warm and humid

33
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Grey rot

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Caused by botrytis cinerea

Taint flavors and lead to color loss in black grapes

Loves damp conditions

34
Q

Fungal disease treatment

A

Fungicides

Bordeaux Mixture (powdery mildew)

35
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Fungal disease prevention

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Canopy management (open with good airflow)

36
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Viruses

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Most reduce yield and quality without killing

Spread by cuttings and nematodes

No treatments or cures

Dig up vine and sanitize land

37
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Bacterial disease

A

Most reduce yield and quality

Some can kill

Often spread by sharpshooters

No treatments or cures

Quarantine

Removal

38
Q

Methods to reduce chemicals in vineyards

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Sustainable

Organic

Biodynamic

39
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Sustainable agriculture

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Manmade chemicals ok with restricted use

Encouraged to know lifecycles of pests and weather

Integrated pest management

40
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Integrated pest management

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Increase pest predators through biodiversity

41
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Organic agriculture

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More hardcore than sustainable

Few traditional treatments allowed in small quantities

Accreditation required

No universal definition (except conversion period)

42
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Biodynamic agriculture

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Rudolf Steiner and Maria Thun

Organic with philosophy and cosmology

Uses preparations

43
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Machine harvesting

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Shaking grapes off of vines

Collects both healthy and unhealthy grapes and MOG

Only good on flat or gentle slopes

No whole cluster (Beaujolais or Champagne)

44
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Benefits of night harvesting

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Saves money and energy spent on lowering grape temp

Slows oxidation

45
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Whole cluster harvesting technique

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Always hand harvested

46
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Cost difference hand harvest vs. machine

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Hand harvest is 10x more expensive

47
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Machine harvest benefits

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Cheaper

Faster

Night harvest

Can harvest at the optimum time, not over several days

48
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Machine harvest downsides

A

Rougher on grapes

No whole cluster

Only works on flat land

Only works with well-ordered and trellised vineyards

No grape selection

Breaks skins on some of grapes (oxidation risk, no carbonic)

WSET 4 (D1 - Wine Production) (8 decks)

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