This is what I am studying now in my last class at UC-Davis on Viticulture. I have gone well outside of the norm for my area with normal planting being 3 meter wide rows and plant spacing of 1 meter, while mine are 2m20cmX70cm. Here you will see some strange combinations, but it seems everyone has their own idea what will work best. If you are not interested in the technicalities, enjoy the photos of Autumn in my area.
vertical shoot positioning, quasi guyot
fall colors with the preceding vineyard in the foreground
new vineyard in the foreground planted in the most economical way possible, a one wire system, I guess this would fit the mold for a single curtain, but at 1 meter and a bit more of height, which is a bit low
These vines have 2 directions to grow, down the row or across with a connecting wire. These stand at just under 2 meters in height, which is a bit low for an american, but perfect for most italians
almost "head trained', but really more guyot with 4 single wires and the usual 3mX1m spacing
new and relatively inexpensively planted vineyard at 3X1m, 2nd year growth, concrete anchors and stainlesss steel poles, 4 single wires
a view of my b and b and winery with the drier uphill vines just changing colors to yellow
3 meters by 2 meters but with 2 plants at each tutor, don't know how this will work out for them as this is unique around here.
Traditional single curtain at about 1.5meters of height, quite inexpensive and they picked this by machine this year
Same new vineyard as previously seen with a low single wire system
my tightly space vineyard, with a single cordon, 70cm spacing for the plants and 2m20 distance between the rows
Grass planted to decrease vigor all has crumped with the drought we had this summer, hoping for something to come back next spring as it was expensive to put in
single anchor wire followed by 2 couples in my vineyard and this is a handy took which opens and closes the first couple to allow spring growth to enter and then to hold it there, then open again for pruning
This is the field across from me in red which had me worried, but not really, it is always the first to turn and has not spread at all in 4 years, it is just the Sangiovese, I think which turns earlier than the others
Finally my neighbor's 3X1 meter spacing with guyot and a single wire and 2 couples above
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