Introduction Vines with too much yield are often maturing too slowly or producing a fruit of suboptimal quality for wine. A typical practice to reduce yield and hasten maturity with high vigor vines consists of shoot thinning. The removal of undesired shoots reduces canopy density and crop load. However, if this […]

Managing vine balance is a key challenge for winegrowers in variable weather conditions. How do we balance vine productive capacity and fruit weight to achieve the desirable yield and fruit characteristics? According to Bates et al. (2011), too much leaf area relative to fruit weight may result in reduced fruit […]