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, ...

After grapevines drop their leaves in the fall, all that’s left are bare, spindly canes, looking for all the world like the vines are sporting a wild, wiry hairdo. But those vines get a buzz cut ...

In 2012, a good friend and I enrolled in what might best be called Wine Grape Growing 101, a yearlong experience of following the seasons in Santa Barbara County vineyards on the way to making our ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The woody, 15-year-old syrah vines resisted mightily, but vineyard worker Laureano Herrera cut quickly and skillfully enough to win Friday's 14th annual Sonoma County Pruning Championship near ...

I am always happy when February comes around with its warmer temperatures and longer days signaling that the coldest part of winter has passed. In Napa County, the hills have turned green and the ...

Under clear, early-morning skies and with temperatures close to freezing, 38 vineyard workers from across Sonoma County came out to Shone Farm in Forestville to compete for best pruner in the region.

It was a big week for women working at Napa Valley’s vineyards—for the the first time in 12 years, women were allowed to compete in a prominent annual pruning contest. Before you say “why the hell are ...

Charlie and Max chased each other through rows of grape vines. Charlie would pause, lay on her belly and gnaw on canes strewn on the ground before Max prodded her to resume the chase. It’s a dog’s ...

Pruning of vineyards starts in mid-March when the vineyard gardeners of Takestan spend busy days. Of course, there are different types of pruning, and most gardeners in Iran do this in the traditional ...