A water deficit of as little as 0.1 or 0.2 of an inch can cause shriveled tendrils and poor fruit set. These vines were part of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates’s irrigation trials at Canoe Ridge Vineyard. April flowers bring September grapes. You can count on it. But while those tiny spring blossoms may promise an abundant harvest, it’s not a straight line from bloom to profits. To maximize tonnage and productivity, vintners need to carefully manage water and nutrients from bud break all the way through bloom, a panel of researchers told members of the Washington Association of Wine Grape […]