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Welcome to the Advanced Viticulture Blog! We have over three decades of experience as consultants and vineyard managers and we want to share our expertise with you. Our hope is that this site will serve as a source of practical information based in science for anyone interested in grapevine cultivation. Although based in Northern California, we’re hoping to connect with growers, winemakers, and everyone else in the wine industry worldwide. We invite you to comment, ask questions, and contribute.
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We need to talk…about 2023
No, we aren’t breaking up. This year has been a little weird. We got a lot of rain and up until recently it’s been markedly cold. How different is it though? One thing I like
Micronutrients: you should sweat the small stuff
When it comes to micronutrients, good things come in small quantities By Mark Greenspan The following article first appeared in Wine Business Monthly in June, 2014. Read the original article here. When it comes to
Can I rely on wind for frost protection?
How can I find out? Despite the deluge we Californians got this winter and early spring, we’re not out of the drought. Many of the state’s groundwater basins are still overdrafted, some by a lot.
After the flood…Part deux!
After the flood…Part deux! How did the recent rains affect your aquifer…if at all? California was hit by some torrential rain in January. In our last post, we explored how that rain had affected soil
After the flood…
After the flood… What does soil moisture look like after two weeks of rain? In the last couple of months, California has been hit with a lot more water than we’re used to. Here in
Looking like a great year (for trunk disease)
Looking like a great year (for trunk disease) Sorry to be a Negative Nancy… The recent rain we’ve been getting is certainly a welcome change for us in California. Wet weather does, however, present other
