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Wouldn’t it be Great <strong>to</strong> do Nothing • Viticulture is a band-aid for poor site selection that results in poor vine balance. Intervention in the vineyard and cellar is a weakness, not a strength. • BUT: viticulture has great power <strong>to</strong> overcome a poor site and design – e.g. Bordeaux garagistes, Karamoor Farm
Viticulture vs. Site • Vigorous site? Who cares. Just manage it. • Great site. The wine makes itself. • Is one better than the other? • We are in the viticulture period of an emerging wine region. • Jim Law opinion: site and viticulture • The Williams Seylem Allen vineyard example
Page 1 and 2: Finding Your Way to Vine Balance Ma
Page 3 and 4: Our Common Viticultural Objectives
Page 5 and 6: Observations about Vine Size and Ba
Page 7 and 8: Challenges to Achieving Balance in
Page 9 and 10: Yield and Quality: is the smallest
Page 11 and 12: Benchmarks of vine balance (small v
Page 13: Big vines in Napa - pre-VSP 12x8 sp
Page 16 and 17: Balance is achieved before the vine
Page 20 and 21: Nelson Stewart at Karamoor Farm Not
Page 22 and 23: The Crystal Ball: a soil pit and a
Page 24 and 25: Vine Density: fitting the vine into
Page 26 and 27: A balanced vine and vineyard looks
Page 28 and 29: More Measures of Balance • The sc
Page 30 and 31: Find and Emulate Good Canopies Vert
Page 32: When to Divide (or undivide) • Gr
Page 35 and 36: Perfectly trained Norton on Geneva
Page 37 and 38: Don’t Forget the Fruit! • Find
Page 39 and 40: Ideas for Maryland Vine Balance •
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