Growing with growers since 1946
  • July 2013 Issue
  • Story by Melissa Hansen
  • Trellis enhances grape quality

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Wine grape pioneer Dick Boushey continues to fine-tune his viticultural practices to improve grape quality. One example is his experimentation with a different trellis design for his red wine grapes. He’s converted several rows of Syrah and Sangiovese from the VSP (vertical shoot position) trellis to the Geneva double curtain, a trellis system developed in New York in the 1960s for nonvinifera grapes. The Geneva double curtain was developed as a way to encourage higher yields […]

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