Variability is one of the key issues discussed at the Napa Vintage Report conference this year. According to Dr. Peterson of Cal Poly San Luis …
Grapevine shoot development as a function of arm positioning
Category: Canopy management
Optimizing cluster microclimate through canopy manipulation
Temperature management has a direct impact on fruit quality. According to Bonada et al. (2015), high temperature may affect the degree to which water deficit …
How do climate and irrigation affect wine tannin?
In a previous post, we talked about what scientists have learned recently about tannin structure and activity. Tannin is one of the key determinants of wine …
Characterize microclimates in the vineyard
The Jan-Feb issue of Vineyard & Winery Management provided an interesting discussion of a familiar, yet hard-to-quantify concept in the wine industry: terroir. The article …