Muscadines are a grape native to the southeastern United States, known for their unique flavor, sweet berries, and strong adaptation to the region’s hot, humid climate. Typically enjoyed fresh, they ...
An unpruned grapevine can look like a tangled mess of random vines to those new to pruning grapes. However, grapevine pruning is actually quite straightforward, if you keep in mind a few basic ...
A Ramona winery is offering a viticulture and wine-making class that will cover pruning grape vines, harvesting grapes and making and bottling the wines. The 2023 Vines to Wines class will be the ...
As the calendar turns to spring with its lengthening days of warm sunshine, flowers begin to appear on fruit trees across Yakima Valley orchards. Early apricot blossoms are emerging in the Lower ...
On our farm, the official start of the new year in the vineyard happens when we begin our winter pruning. This kicks off the yearly cycle of work in the vineyard that will last about 10 months from ...
Two projects are underway in the Midwest to test and expand the use of mechanical grape vine pruning. One project in Wisconsin will evaluate mechanical rough pruning for cold climate hybrids. Another ...
A variety of pruning tools for winter laying on the grass and snow - Natalia Lebedinskaia/Shutterstock Although winter is downtime for many plants and trees, it can ...
The Lake County Winegrape Commission has launched its inaugural pruning school, which will start in December and be presented in English and Spanish. The first of its kind for a regional organization, ...
Using mechanical pruning like above can save between 60% to 80% of labor operation costs per acre compared to manual pruning alone. (Hector Amezcua/UC Davis) Wine grape growers in California and ...
The type of grape you grow depends on your climate and your taste. Are you looking for dessert grapes? Or perhaps you want to experiment with wine making, in which case the variety you choose will ...
Lea el articulo en español aquí. Brilliant sunshine and warm temperatures carried the mood at the 2025 Sonoma County Pruning Championship last week, when 70 of the region’s most skilled vineyard ...
This year marks 50 years since Francis Ford Coppola and his late wife Eleanor acquired Inglenook. Here’s how early pruning helps craft balanced wines at this historic Napa Valley estate. In the world ...