Beware of Dubious Agricultural Terms

The language of agriculture and wine grape growing is constantly evolving and we seem to come across new words all the time. Ultimately, the goal of all new words should be to improve our ability for clear and concise communication. Some additions to our lexicon are...

Regulated Deficit Irrigation – Part II

Part I of this series presented basic concepts of regulated deficit irrigation (RDI), early season soil moisture management, and the vine component of the soil-vine-atmosphere moisture continuum. In this posting, we will explore the other components of the continuum...

“Extended” winegrape ripening 2006

"Extended" winegrape ripening 2006 by Stan Grant, Grant_ExtendedRipening_2006.pdf (0.1 MiB) - First Paragraph: “Hang time” or extended ripening of winegrapes has been a controversial issue in the wine industry for the last few years in California. It has...