Introduction Vines with too much yield are often maturing too slowly or producing a fruit of suboptimal quality for wine. A typical practice to reduce yield …
Can early defoliation improve fruit and wine quality from high yielding vines?
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Bioclimatic indices of the ripening period (2) : Thermal conditions at night
The Cool Night Index The Cool Night Index was created to study nocturnal conditions of grapes ripening according to the different wine-making regions (Tonietto, 1999 …
What is the link between root temperature, vine reserve and berry ripening?
If you read this blog you are probably interested in understanding the complexity of vine response to contrasted environmental conditions. Everyday scientific results shed new …