Finding Your Way to Vine Balance - PA Wine Grape Network
Finding Your Way to Vine Balance - PA Wine Grape Network
Finding Your Way to Vine Balance - PA Wine Grape Network
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What is <strong>Vine</strong> <strong>Balance</strong>?<br />
• Justice Potter Stewart: … as with pornography, “I know it when I see it.”<br />
• Thinking backwards: start with the type, style and price point of the wine,<br />
• …then imagine the u<strong>to</strong>pian vine <strong>to</strong> achieve this wine.<br />
• …then work backwards <strong>to</strong>ward vineyard design <strong>to</strong> achieve a balanced vine.<br />
• Understanding the terroir <strong>to</strong> achieve balance: soil, climate, plant, viticulture<br />
• Then apply holistic, sustainable, creative, intelligent vineyard management<br />
• With experience you should be able<br />
<strong>to</strong> recognize a balanced vine
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