One Acre in Napa Valley - Episode # 8, Harvest

Harvest Video October 12, 2008

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Napa
• Valley
• Wine
• Cabernet
• Sauvignon
• Grapes
• Harvest
• wine
• making
• one
• acre

[artsbest1]

Very inclusive video for sure. How many acre(s) are you dealing with in this video and what amount of tonage per acre are you getting? I'm educating myself on the fine art of wine growing and your video is a godsend. Thanks much.

[oneacrewine]

Hi artsbest1

Happy to hear you liked the videos. I actually just have one acre that is producing in the Oak Knoll AVA and one more acre that I am planting in the Yountville AVA, both in Napa Valley. An acre of Cabernet in ideal conditions will produce about 3 to 3.5 tons of fruit. That would finish to be about 1800 bottles of wine per acre per year. Some varieties produce more tonnage per acre and some will produce less.

Thanks for watching

Dave

[djyeshua]

Hi Dave,

Love your series and learnt heaps.

I am in Australia in South East Queensland and have some grapes growing for the first year, just wondering do I let the canes grow all the way up to the top wire and then follow it or is it best to prune it? thanks.

Jay

[oneacrewine]

Hello Jay

Good to hear from you, thanks for watching. If you just planted the vines you might consider just letting them grow with out pruning them the 1st year. The reason is, that the many leaves that will result from all the un-pruned shoots will further the growth and development of the root system. If you prune them back in the 2nd year to 2 buds and then train up a shoot to the wine, the roots will have developed nicely the year before.

Thanks again for watching

Dave

[shaggyonguitar]

Thanks Dave, great education. started a small vineyard last year, cant wait for spring. Wish i could buy some, Pennsylvania wont let me receive shipment...we're back in time over here. Best of luck!

[oneacrewine]

Hello shaggyonguitar,

Thanks for the message, just want to share some of the things that I had learned from others. Send a picture sometime of your vineyard, it would be nice to see. Maybe someday with Pennsylvania.

Dave

[oneacrewine]

Hello P

Happy to hear you liked the videos, hope they are of a little help. Just came back in from thinning shoots, vines are doing well this year. Let me know how your vine do.

Thanks for watching

Dave

[skrade3]

Dave, your videos are great, and I learned a lot by watching them. I just planted (10) 2 year old Cabernet Sauvignon vines this spring here in Massachusetts, and it is exciting to see the leaves and shoots forming. I did lots of research over the winter, and I feel confident after watching your videos that I can make them grow nicely. We have been making wine for about 7 years now, and I figured it was about time to grow some grapes too!

- Matteo

[kidgloves2]

I would love to see you show how you actually make the wine. With the same detail that you put into these videos.

Great job with these!

[thetmaxx]

Very cool series. I enjoyed it very much, lots of information.