Practical Field Guide to Grape Growing and Vine Physiology

Paperback 8.5 x 11, 145  pp, full color, illustrations, indexed. $40.00 Daniel Shuster, Andrea Paoletti, Laura Bernini Written as an expansive update to the author’s previous book Grapegrowing and Winemaking in Cool Climates, the Field Guide to Grape Growing and Vine Physiology serves as a necessary compliment to all the processes of modern grape growing in the variety of climes where grapes are found. Organized by growing cycles, the Field Guide gives detailed prescriptions for managing each season’s unique processes, such as Winter vine dormancy root growth canopy training different root stocks identifying various pathogens and bacteria Spring bud burst flower cluster development canopy construction Summer berry growth through verasion respiration rate water and nitrogen usage phenolic metabolism vigor control irrigation and dry farming Autumn yield estimates harvest mechanical vs. hand harvesting post-harvest vine management Also included are detailed examination on proper grapevine adaption to site and different agricultural systems, such as industrial, organic, sustainable and biodynamic.