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Vine Balance and the Role of Vineyard Design [Ed. Note: This article is adapted from both an eXtension article entitled Vine Balance and the Role of Vineyard Design, and a presentation entitled Rootstock Performance and Interactions with...
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Untangling the Concepts of Vine Size, Capacity, Crop Level, Vigor, and Vine Balance Grapevines use nutrients and water from the soil and sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into leaves, fruit, canes, trunks, and roots. Producing optimal yields of...
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Bud Fruitfulness and Yield As grapes enter dormancy, the maximum crop potential for the next growing season has already been determined. Each compound bud has the potential to produce three shoots from the primary, secondary, and tertiary buds...
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Conversion Factors: From Vineyard to Bottle As with any question of this nature, there are a lot of variables to consider. What kind of grapes are we talking about? Have they swelled up with rain or dehydrated because of sun or noble rot? How...
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Formal and Informal Wine Sensory Evaluation Swirl, sniff, sip, and swallow: most wine drinkers know the routine for wine evaluation. But what about sensory evaluation in the lab, wine cellar, tasting room, and wine competitions? Here we review...
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