Jake Cragin, vineyard manager and viticulturist with Sawtooth and Skyline Vineyards, thins shoots of a specially pruned Tempranillo vine outside Nampa, Idaho, on May 31. But the vine’s more vertical, ...

Two projects are underway in the Midwest to test and expand the use of mechanical grape vine pruning. One project in Wisconsin will evaluate mechanical rough pruning for cold climate hybrids. Another ...

Winter is a quiet time for a winery, a chance for winemakers to catch their breath after the frenzy of harvest, get caught up on paperwork, maybe even take a vacation. The transition between vintages ...

YOUNTVILLE — Napa Valley farmworkers had the opportunity to demonstrate their pruning skills and earn the title of “champion” during the 17th annual Napa County Pruning Contest at Beringer Vineyard’s ...

Kuhlman Cellars will host a Vina Vita University viticulture overview class with a focus on winter pruning, on Sunday, February 12th, 2023 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. In this approachable and entertaining ...

On our farm, the official start of the new year in the vineyard happens when we begin our winter pruning. This kicks off the yearly cycle of work in the vineyard that will last about 10 months from ...

As the calendar turns to spring with its lengthening days of warm sunshine, flowers begin to appear on fruit trees across Yakima Valley orchards. Early apricot blossoms are emerging in the Lower ...

We’ve kicked off 2024, and generally the weather has been seasonable. We finally received some real snow from a major storm at the end of the first week of January, measuring 7 inches in the ...

YOUNTVILLE — More than 100 vineyard workers from across the Napa Valley competed in the 22nd annual Napa County Pruning Contest at Beringer’s Gamble Ranch Vineyard north of Yountville. Hosted by the ...

Wine grape growers in California and elsewhere face increasing labor costs and severe labor shortages, making it difficult to manage and harvest a vineyard while maintaining profitability. Growers are ...

Lea el articulo en español aquí. Brilliant sunshine and warm temperatures carried the mood at the 2025 Sonoma County Pruning Championship last week, when 70 of the region’s most skilled vineyard ...