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Propagating Grapevines

Whether you want to grow grapevines for winemaking, fresh eating, or just decoration, they can be propagated at home simply by taking a few

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Inside the Vineyard Toolshed: Backyard Vines

The essential tools any home viticulturist will need to stay on top of their backyard vineyard.

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Understanding “Degree Days”

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Vineyard Trellis and Training

How do we focus on what’s important in a trellis and training system? Let’s look at the basic requirements and select a trellis system that

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Vineyard Consultants: Backyard Vines

The subject of this issue’s “Backyard Vines” is determining when we can solve an issue in the vineyard ourselves, and when it makes se

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Urban and Suburban Vineyards

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A Vineyard Education

Wes Hagen gives a class on winegrape growing.

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Growing Chardonnay: Backyard Vines

Chardonnay is not a grape for every occasion, but when it finds a good home, it will repay your work with sound fruit and delicious wine.

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Vineyard Frost Protection

Frost has the potential to destroy a crop of grapes before it even begins. Follow these tips to protect your vines.

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Top 10 Vineyard Tricks of the Trade

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Ten Signs of a Healthy Vineyard

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Chitosan, dry climate grapes: Wine Wizard

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Growing Organic Grapes: Tips from the Pros

Three vineyard professionals offer their tips and techniques on growing grapes organically.

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Harvest Planning

Whether you are making wine from grapes for the first time, or a seasoned winemaker who just needs to organize his or her thoughts, the foll

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Training New Vines and Bringing Up Tannins: Wine Wizard

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Vineyard Field Trips

The purpose of field tripping is to learn from other growers’ mistakes and successes, consider vineyard practices from a different point o

Common Grape Growing Questions

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Planning the Vineyard Work Load

Managing labor in the vineyard can be as easy as scheduling one morning a weekend during the growing season for checking on the vineyard and

Field Grafting Grape Vines

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Field Blending: Tips from the Pros

Crushed, macerated and fermented together, these grapes come together in a technique known as field blending.

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Pinot Paradise: Backyard Vines

This is the story about a special piece of earth and a shot at the impossible: to grow Pinot Noir less than a mile from the ocean.

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Insects, Viral and Fungal Diseases