Friday, March 29, 2013

Removing Plant Parts


Okay, that was weird. What I meant was… pruning. We are pruning.
Why do we prune? To control the size and form of the vine, and to optimize the production potential of the vine. Bam.
Timing here is crucial—we’re looking for the window after the vines have been dormant but before budbreak (when the growing season begins again). For us, that is now!
Every year there are variables—timing, strategy, and everything else involved when Mother Nature is your business partner, but one thing is for sure: quantity and quality hardly ever go together. This is especially true with wine. Careful winter pruning makes for quality fruit and a quality vintage. It starts with the grapes, friends!
The various faces of Copeland Vineyard:
 

 

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