March 7, 2013
The Northern Grapes Project is focused on communicating with cold-climate regions about how to improve growing, winemaking, and marketing practices with newer, less well-known varieties.
November 19, 2012
You can set up your own field trials to help you improve your vineyard management practices.
March 7, 2012
In his latest "Vine Lines" column, Hans Walter-Peterson says magnesium is required in the smallest amount in the vine, but that small amount serves some very important functions.
June 27, 2011
One of the biggest factors that influences fruit and wine quality is the balance between the amount of fruit on a given vine and the vegetative growth of that vine, often called "vine balance."
February 24, 2011
Many growers worry too much about nitrogen, and not enough about potassium.
November 11, 2010
Communication between wineries and growers is key in determining what constitutes quality.
July 7, 2010
Quality fruit is produced when there is an adequate amount of leaf area exposed to the sun to ripen a given amount of fruit.
March 4, 2010
Growers are increasingly interested in ways to mechanize vineyard tasks like leaf pulling and shoot thinning.
November 12, 2009
There's plenty to keep a grower busy during the winter, and I don't just mean pruning.
July 1, 2009
One of the most difficult tasks for any grape grower during the growing season is to trying to estimate their final crop yields.
