Hello Vine Nerds!
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.
Cheers! AV
Breaking down frost protection
Breaking down frost protection If you can’t get out of it, get into it Frost season was particularly brutal up and down the West Coast this year. With continued early springs brought on by climate
Is Regenerative the New Biodynamic?
Is Regenerative the new Biodynamic? Is this just another buzzword or is there meat on those bones? By Mark Greenspan and Loni Lyttle The following is reprinted from Wine Business Monthly’s July 2021 Issue. Read
Herbicide-free algae control
Herbicide-free algae control Ultrasonic technology keeps the blooms at bay Algae blooms can be a big problem, especially for those in the wine industry. Runoff containing fertilizer from the vineyard or nutrients from wine production
Groundhog day: 2022 is looking a lot like 2021
Groundhog day: 2022 is looking a lot like 2021 Let’s take a look at the soil moisture, shall we? Things certainly were looking up a few months ago, amiright? Harvest ended. Nothing in Sonoma or
Ask a viticulturist: Why is my yield so low? Timely canopy management matters.
Ask a Viticulturist: Why is my yield so low? Timely canopy management matters We were recently contacted by a grower distraught over his consistently low yield. This is a producer in the Russian River AVA
Planting a vineyard? Not so fast.
Planting a vineyard? Not so fast. Careful planning of a vineyard is essential to its success. Don’t take shortcuts. By Mark Greenspan The following is reprinted from the June 2018 issue of Wine Business Monthly
