Tuesday, July 2, 2013

We've got boundless energy, where our vineyards are concerned!

The shoots have achieved their full length, and will now be pruned to half a
metre above the topmost wire. This prevents the shoot from snapping off at
the wire, and any resultant reduction in the height of the canopy. There
should be about 10-25 primary leaves on each shoot. More leaves than this
costs the vine too much energy, while too few leaves lead
to inadequate development of sugar in the cluster. An exacting job; rotating
knives are used to trim the shoots.

Weingut Kollwentz
Burgenland
www.kollwentz.at

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