in the context of India (Asia), any suggestions on resources, videos or handbook/manual for grapevine? please share them below. anything related also works, like irrigation firms, machineries, post-harvest supply chain, etc

I have a vineyard with 40 year old Zinfendel vines, which are dead. What's the best approach for removal: pull the whole vine from the ground including the root or can I just cut the vine where it protrudes from the ground (leaving the root buried)? Can I replant new vines if existing roots are left behind?

Does it just attack the roots or will the mycelium spread throughout the above ground parts as well?

I'm thinking about seeding my under row with white clover partly as forage for my sheep and partly to hopefully control some of the taller weeds that I've been chemically controlling. My hope is to cut down on herbicide use (due to my own health concerns around chemical usage), improve soil health, & not have to manually cut the underrow as often. My thought is that with clover growing to 8" tops that it will not have to be mowed.

Does anyone have experience with this? Is there a reason why underrows are typically kept bare other than it just being conventional?

I'm attending two wine harvest/crush events in the Yakima region.

What are some tips? Tricks for newbies first time snipping grapes. Helpful advice so I'm not a burden on these wineries...

I've got decent gloves, and I'm from Texas, so worked outside and picked berries/been on farms.

It says 85 during the day, still need a light jacket up there?

Wineries are Cave B and Dineen.

TLDR: My Muskadine suffered heat stroke from neglect. Should I prune or no?

Hello! I never really intended to become interested in grapes or wine, it somewhat happened accidentally. I took a pretty girl I just met to a local botanical garden center thinking it'd be a fun date. We had a blast and both took home a plant. Being my odd self and not knowing the adventure I was in for, picked up a small potted Muskadine vine. I gave it routine care and never really though about it. Winter came around and I assumed it was dead. I was so wrong.

Three years later myself and the girl are now as joyfully tangled as my grapevine, which has gotten impressively large and has climbed all through our back fence resulting in a beautifully roman display. I never really expected grapes and only harvested a singular one last year. I water it regularly but that's about all the maintenance I do. I've gotten quite fond of this vine and adore seeing it flourish.

I live in Central Texas, Zone 8a. This means we get extremely hot summers with brutal direct sun and (usually) mild, damp winters. Not ideal for grapes but I didn't know this. With regret, we both took a week long trip away and our house-sitter failed to water vine during a very hot week. I came home to a lot of the 'under leaves' brown, crispy and falling off the vines. While a lot of the higher and longer reaching vines are still green, I was distraught with panic.

Should I trim off the dead leaves and prune the under-vines they're growing on? Should I double water and feed the plant knowing that cooler weather is just a few weeks away? I've been told that grapes start producing after 3 - 4 years and I'm terrified that this heatstroke will ruin my chances this year of tasting even one Muskadine. What should I do? I can add pictures if that'd be helpful.

Hi all,

I know you get a lot of these requests and that it might be hard to identify grape varieties by image only. But I thought I would shoot my shot anyway. Attached is some images of my grape wine. It is located in Sweden. The grape juice was initially red-ish, and quite a lot of color immediately after crushing. After a few days of fermentation it's more purple.

My research says that it's possible either Rondo or Leon Millot, but I don't know which one is more likely.

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I have PSP netting - "permanent side panel", a.k.a. "fruit zone" netting. Harvested yesterday, now it's time to tie up the netting. Last year I spiraled jute twine around it, which lasted the year in the sun {for the most part}, but I'm considering some velcro ties, mason line, etc. Any fruit zone folks here? What do you use?

Hey there fellow wine nerds,

My family vineyard in central Texas is beginning an expansion into a new field. There are a few big beautiful oaks and we are trying to understand how much we can leave without it causing too much loss of productivity(some is ok).

Any advice or Vitiforestry resources would be appreciated. Thanks!!

My family recently inherited a 10-acre Zinfandel vineyard in Lodi, CA, and the harvest is upon us. Unfortunately, we’ve run into a few challenges. There’s a supply glut right now, and we haven’t been able to find any buyers. To make things harder, we’re new to the industry and live away from the region, so we don’t have any network or connections to help us navigate this.

We’re expecting about 60 tons of fruit from these 24-year-old vines. Given the situation, we’re trying to figure out how to avoid the fruit going to waste and prevent any rot, while also minimizing additional expenses.

I’d really appreciate any advice or thoughts from anyone who’s been in a similar spot, or who knows the area/industry well. What are our options to salvage the harvest, and is there anything we might not be considering?

Hello all you beautiful winos! Greetings from Sonoma County.

We moved into a new (to us) house last year and are just getting around to doing something with the back yard. We plan to raze the entire yard and start fresh, but found this little guy and want to spare it.

What do you all think we should do to preserve and encourage it's health and growth?

Thanks!

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None.

Out of 60+ bunches, many close to being beautifully ripened, all gone, devastated by the local population of ring-nicked parakeets, to be specific.

A warning to use deterrents.

Next year.

Want suggestions on songs that can mildly relate to grape harvest… I’ll go first. Purple rain by prince and King harvest by the band.