by Jo Diaz | May 18, 2015 | VIT 101, Viticulture, Wine
WARNING: If you’re in the wine business, this is only VIT 101. This blog story has been created for people just learning about vineyards. Please judge accordingly. VIT 101: Cover Crops in a Vineyard Cover crops benefit a vineyard in a few ways. They begin by repelling...
by Jo Diaz | Apr 23, 2014 | Viticulture, Wine
Image via Wikipedia For all of the words that are used in writing about a vineyard’s climate terroir, there are significant differences with each. If you don’t have the luxury of a viticulture class close by, or you’re just too busy to attend a...
by Jo Diaz | Feb 25, 2014 | Vineyards, Viticulture, Wine
The following are averages, because viticulturists ultimately decided how many plants there will be on one acre of land.
by Jo Diaz | Dec 4, 2013 | South Africa, Video, Vineyards, Viticulture, Wine, Wine Education
What goes into the planting of a vineyard, by Hugh Hamilton of McLaren Vale, is worth our time. The planting of a vineyard is far from as simple as this video (below) makes it look. I got an Email from Hugh Hamilton Wines in the McLaren Vale of South Australia....
by Jo Diaz | Oct 18, 2013 | Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, Vineyards, Viticulture, Wine, Winery
Orentano wine… “Like sands through the hour glass, these are the days of our lives.” I write that, because I first thought, “The wife of anyone can so easily be the last on the list for the services of her husband (and vice versa), so many of...
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