When replanting an existing vineyard, a grower has three scenarios to choose from—replace plants and preserve existing trellis and irrigation systems, replace plants and modify existing trellis and irrigation, or remove and replace everything. Each replant situation is different, but replant costs can be significant and are an important factor in the decision process. General manager of Hogue Ranches and Mercer Estates Winery Ron Harle shared a cost analysis of three replant scenarios, each of which has been done at Hogue. In the last decade, Hogue, based in Prosser, Washington, has spent considerable effort replanting Yakima Valley vineyards, including Cabernet […]