One Acre in Napa Valley - Episode #1, Spring Pruning 3/3/08

[pnailyfestylez08]

wow. such a pro. :)



[usmcoth]

Much more informative than many other videos. I like that you touched on the the date, the balance of sugar and acid. What kind of grape do you recommend?

[meillionair]

Im trying to follow the steps but they change to much is there a way to contact someone to get step by step?

[jareus1]

Excellent series of video, expertly presented. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[PPiippeerr334]

Hello Dave, I would like to thank you for posting these videos. They have been very helpful in furthering my understanding of pruning and harvesting. I have just entered business negotiations with an investor who would like to plant a vineyard and open a small winery. I currently work at a winery and have a decent amount of personal experience in the field Would it be possible for me to pick your brain a bit on this subject? If so, please respond and perhaps we can further discuss this.Thanks

[tylernt]

Thanks for these videos, you explain the process very well. I understand that there are many different ways of pruning and training though -- what type is this called? Also, what are the advantages to this method?

[oneacrewine]

Hello tylernt

I am glad to hear that you liked the videos. You are right there are quite a number of ways to train and prune grape vines. What you see in this video is a vine that has been head trained and cane pruned. To a large extent the basis for a pruning system and how the vine is trained has much to d owith the inherent cluster size of the variety. A variety with smaller clusters will require more total buds to balance the vine compared to a lager clusttered variety.

Dave

[manzoor35]

A very nice knowledgeable video, please keep it high...

[souviksaha05]

hi Dave, I am from West Bengal,eastern part of India,and very much keen to make a vineyard in my region,the summer temperature is around 40-45 degree Centigrade and winter temperature is 10-15 degree centrigrade,annual rain fall around 1340 mm and the soil is red and laterite, porous, low in organic matter and nutrients and pH varies between 4.8 and 6.5. The landscape is undulating and the soil in this area is highly erodible, is it suitable for grape production?please suggest

thanks,

souvik

[oneacrewine]

Hello Souvik,

I did a little research and found that the cultivar Pusa Navrang seamed to be the best suited for wine and juice purpose while Pusa Urvashi was considered for table use and Arka Neelamani for both the purposes. It appears that these three varieties are being planted in the Western part of West Bengal.

Were you thinking of planting a wine grape or table grape vineyard ? You might check with some local nurseries and see what cultivars are doing well in your area.

Thanks for watching

[agrotis79]

Grape Vines need pruning??

never knew that

[oneacrewine]

Hi Marius

Thanks for watching. I was thinking of putting the videos on a disc, maybe that will help the quality. The exfoliating bark typically will just drop on its own, but there could be an issue with powdery mildew spores that can overwinter on the bark. It would be good to check with a local grape vine nursery in your area and see what advice they have. Since i only get 500 characters to respond, there is not quite enough room for the 3rd question but check with groworganic

Thanks

Dave

[steaua581]

Hello Dave,

Very nice and easy understanding guide thank you for a great work its been verry helpfull.

1)question is how can i find to download the whole episode in a much better quality.

2)question is ..i have some hybrid vines and ive seen a lot of exfoliating bark on the trunk of the vines (bottom to the top)...should i clean that ?...its that required?

3)what other organic methods do you use or you should advise to use on grape vines...for pest control,etc?

thank you

Marius

[dufusrunescape]

i think you should make a vid where you show how to dig , select a root, and graft it to a vine that has been pruned. this way we could increase the size of our vineyards without having the expense of buying new plants.

[oneacrewine]

Hello dufusrunescape,

Thank you for the suggestion, it would be nice to have an example of both field grafting (or field budding)and bench grafting, showing the differences between the two as the rootstock and scion are joined together. I have a bit more pruning to finish, I am a little behind last year, but if I can find the time I will see what I can do.

Thanks again for watching,

Dave

[N75Co25]

is it possible to take one of these prunings and graft it to the root to make a new plant?

[oneacrewine]

Hello N75Co25,

A good question and the answer is yes. The Genus of these Cabernet vines is Vitus and the species is vinifera. These are about 60 species of Vitis, of which vinifera is one. Many rootstocks are a mix of other species of Vitis such as 110R which is V. berlandieri x V. rupestris or 101-14 which is V.riparia x V.rupestris mix. Because they are all Vitis they can be easily grafted and thus provide the fruiting variety protection in pest ridden soils.

I hope this helps

Dave

[dufusrunescape]

when are you going to demostrate how to graft? Its almost spring herre.

[oneacrewine]

Hello dufusrunescape,

Thanks for your question about grafting. I was actually thinking doing a little grafting this year. If I do some I will see what I can come up with for a video.

Thanks,

Dave

[desertskydonkey]

Thanks Dave!

Good job. My question is how old are your vines?

Thanks again

[oneacrewine]

Hello desertskydonkey,

I planted the vines, (about 2000 of them) in July of 2002. I left just a little fruit on the plants in 2004 so I could make a small amount of wine, just to see how it would turn out. The wine turned out fine, so my 1st vintage that was sold commercially to wine shops restaurants ect.. was 2005. We made about 225 cases that year.

Thanks for watching,

Dave

[boremdude]

Thanks Dave!

I've been pouring over the various books and nothing comes close to your videos in terms of simplicity and "ease of use'. There's nothing scarier than going after vines with a pruner and no confidence. You've fixed that.

Thanks and keep it up!!

[oneacrewine]

Hi boremdude

I am glad to hear that the video has been of some help, thanks for watching.

Dave

[BadFeat]

What are your trellis material made of? I have been trying to decide what to use, and yours seems so simple. What is it?

[oneacrewine]

Hi BadFeat,

Your right the trellis materials are fairly simple. At the end of each row is a 4"-6"x8' treated wood end post. The plants are 4' apart. Every 16' I put a vertical line post that the fruiting and foliage wires can run in. The foliage wires are movable, so they can be adjusted as the shoots grow. The total height above the ground is about 6 1/2 ' I use two fruiting wires about 7" apart, and pencil stakes when the plants were young to train them up to the fruiting wire.

Dave

[chieftanzzz]

Agreed this is the the most informative pruning video on Youtube.. Good work

[slip0n0fall]

Excellant video. Is this what is considered SPUR pruning (vs cane pruning)? Thanks again for the video!

[oneacrewine]

Hello slipOnOfall

I glad you liked the video. What you see me doing in this video is cane pruning, even though I also do leave renewal spurs on the vine, (which are shorter, I usually leave 2 buds on the spurs). This is done to produce the following years cane and spur. The basis for a pruning system (spur or cane) is the inherent size of the variety. A variety with small clusters usually requires more total buds to balance the vine (cane pruning), compared to a larger clustered variety.

[bluzy25]

good idea!

[digitalX198]

I needed this info. Thanks for putting together this excellent series!

[mxbites]

Finally someone who can explain pruning in a way that everyone can understand. Excellent excellent job!

[seylea07]

excellent explination, waiting for the next, its been over 4 weeks

[theartofBB]

Very informative. Made pruning grapevines more understandable. Thanks.

[CabSalve]

Clearly, the most informative video yet. I'll be following the continued instruction with interest. Thanks... Is there a wine available from this vineyard? Please let us know in your next broadcast.

[Mewnshine]

Great job, look forward to the ongoing saga!