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There are, however, a few things we can do that help give the fruit an opportunity to express the inherent quality it possesses. Practices, which promote vineyard health from base rock to shoot tip, should be observed. In planting, we pay particular attention to optimal site selection, new clonal and rootstock selection, and vine spacing and trellis systems modified to each individual site. Ownership and acreage contracts allow us total control over crop level. Fine-tuning our crop management throughout the growing season helps us achieve healthy, evenly mature and optimally ripe fruit. Soil aeration, disease prevention, pruning practices, shoot positioning, early season leaf removal in the fruit zone, determination of crop level and subsequent thinning to 2 tons or less per acre, are all important examples of the positive role human beings can play.
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