To the Altiero winery during the end of the spring and the beginning of summer, it\u2019s time to trimming vines, a basic agronomic technique for the plant\u2019s health and its productivity potential. This operation needs to guide the plant\u2019s energy to the right direction, permitting to obtain more concentrated and superior quality grapes.<\/p>\n
But what really means this job and why is it so important?<\/p>\n
The vine\u2019s trimming is part of the great family\u2019s jobs called \u201cgreen pruning\u201d, with them the plant\u2019s crown is modified and its growth took under our control, to garantee an optimal equilibrium between production and vegetation.<\/p>\n
So, the vine\u2019s trimming consist in cutting the higher part of the vine\u2019s crown to limit the excessive vegetative growth. This intervention has a clear focus: to avoid the dispersion of energy in the higher plant\u2019s part and concentrate it, insted, in the grape\u2019s bunches growth. The final result will be an excellent wine.<\/p>\n
The grape bunch position along each vines lines in the field is another thing carefully monitoreted during the vine trimming at Altiero winery.<\/p>\n
Usually, the grape bunches are located between the first and second steel wires used like plant\u2019s supporters. This distance from the ground is ideal to favorite a good grape development, seeing as how it brings a good supply of light and nutrients to the fruit. Over the second steel wire there\u2019s the leaves surface, which must be carefully managed, without passing over the third wire: this vegetation level gives to plant a leaves structure ables to produce almost one kilogram of grape.<\/p>\n
So, to garantee an equilibrated plant growth, the vine trimming is made to maintain in clear limits the vine\u2019s crown, every time under the third steel wire, avoiding a too much high development. A vine\u2019s crown well maintained, permits to focus its energies in an efficient way, getting better the quality fruit.<\/p>\n
In conclusion the vine trimming is a simple technique but really important for the plant\u2019s health and the wine\u2019s quality. And, for us at Altiero winery every single detail is crucial to obtain the best from our vine fields.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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