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

Irrigation
2021 was a good year…to dry farm??

2021 was a good year…to dry farm?? More reasons to consider monitoring your soil moisture Between stunted growth to unexpected nutrient deficiencies, this second consecutive year of drought threw us quite a few curve balls.

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Nutrition/Fertilization
Fear not! Potassium is your friend

Fear not! Potassium is your friend Holding off on K fertilization may be damaging your wine quality There’s a lot of headbutting between grape growers and winemakers. I get why. Lush green canopies with active

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