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Production - Grapes

General

Featured resources:

Production Guide for Organic Grapes [2011 1.8 MB .pdf] Includes information on site-selection, soil health, cover crops, nutrient management and recommendations for how to manage insects, diseases, weeds and other pests using organic practices.

New York Guide to Sustainable Viticulture Practices - Maintain profits while protecting water quality and soil and human health through the use of the grower self-assessment workbook.

Wine Grape Production Guide for Eastern North America [2008, NRAES book #145] - Comprehensive reference on all aspects of wine grape culture, including site selection and preparation, trellising and pruning, disease and pest identification, nutrient management, irrigation, pesticide application, harvesting, vineyard cost and returns, and grape sales.

Pest Management Guidelines cover

New York and Pennsylvania Pest Management Guidelines for Grapes - Critical pesticide information for managing diseases, insects, weeds and mites.

Videos:
•Pruning of Wine Grape Vines
•Pruning of Concord Grape Vines
•Soil Testing
•Laser Planting
•Crop Thinning & Estimation
•Petiole Gathering
•Hail Damage
•Bud Injury Testing Part 1
•Bud Injury Testing Part 2

Grapes 101: How vines work
From Appellation Cornell:
•Resource Assimilation and Vineyard Productivity
•Sources and Sinks: Allocation of Photosynthates during the Growing Season
•How Grapevine Buds Gain and Lose Cold-hardiness
•How Grapevines Reconnect in the Spring

•NY Grape and Wine Classifieds
•CALS Grapes & Wine - Viticulture & enology extension program.
•Newsletters
•More Cornell websites

Grape Production in New York
VineBalance: New York Guide to Sustainable Viticulture Practices
NY and PA Pest Management Guidelines
GRAPES 101 - Resource Assimilation and Vineyard Productivity (2010, Appellation Cornell Newsletter)
Growing Table Grapes in a Temperate Climate (2002 Michigan State University)

Order NRAES books

Wine Grape Production Guide for Eastern North America (2008, NRAES book #145)
High-Tensile Wire Fencing (1987, NRAES book #11)
Farm Machinery Days for Small and Part-Time Farmers (1990, NRAES book #45)

Organic Production

Site Selection & Vineyard Establishment

New York Vineyard Site Evaluation System
The Basics of Vineyard Site Evaluation and Selection
Macroclimate in New York and Site Suitability (338 kb pdf)
Continentality in Relation to Vineyard Site Selection (2002 Robert Pool, Revised 2011, html)
Long Island Site Selection
Long Island Vineyard Timeline
Grape Grower Checklist (Virginia Tech)
Improving Wine Grape Production in Acid Soils with Rootstocks and Soil Management (2008, LERGP, 185 kb pdf)
Installing the Vineyard Trellis (2002, Iowa State, 1 mb pdf)
How Close are We to Crown Gall-Free Nursery Stock? (March 2012 Appellation Cornell)

Cultivars & Rootstocks

Wine and Juice Grape Varieties for Cool Climates
Table Grape Varieties for Cool Climates
National Grape Registry - National listing of nurseries, varieties and clones. (UC Davis)
Long Island Varieties and Rootstocks
Cold Climate Cultivars (2008, Iowa State)
Cornell Grapevine Breeding and Genetics Program
'Corot noir' Grape (2006 FLS bulletin #159, 1.3 mb pdf)
'Noiret' Grape (2006 FLS bulletin #160, 1.3 mb pdf)
'Valvin Muscat' Grape (2006 FLS bulletin #161, 1.4 mb pdf)
'GR 7' Grape (2003 FLS bulletin #157, 543 kb pdf)
'Traminette' Grape (1996 FLS bulletin #149, 390 kb pdf)
'Marquis' Grape (1996 FLS bulletin #148, 366 kb pdf)
'Chardonel' Grape (1990 FLS bulletin #132, 808 kb pdf)
Older FLS Variety Release Bulletins - Now Archived
Recent Releases and Numbered Selections from the Geneva Grape Breeding Program (2010)
The New Red Hybrids: What Do They Offer To Finger Lakes Growers? (2005, FL Vineyard Notes, 736 kb pdf)
Rootstocks For Planting Or Replanting New York Vineyards (2005, from FL Vineyard Notes, html)
Vine Size Management in Eastern Vineyards (2000 Robert Pool, Revised 2011, html)
Grapevine Domestication and Diversity (2011, Appellation Cornell Newsletter, 119 kb pdf)
Improving Wine Grape Production in Acid Soils with Rootstocks and Soil Management (2008, LERGP, 185 kb pdf)
Growing Vitis vinifera grapes in New York State (1990, NYSAES, 22 MB .pdf)
Pinot Noir Clonal Research in New York (2000 Robert Pool html)

Training Systems & Canopy Management

Shoot Positioning Native American (Concord-type) Grapevines (1990 FLS bulletin #131 467 kb pdf)
Shoot density and Canopy Management for Hybrids (160 kb pdf)
Training Systems for New York Vineyards (2000 Robert Pool, Revised 2011, html)
Training Systems for New York Vitis Vinifera Vineyards (2000, FL Vineyard Notes, 178 kb pdf)
Managing Shoot-Positioned Canopies for Vinifera Grapes (2000, FL Vineyard Notes, 49 kb pdf)
Shoot Positioning Native American (Concord-type) Grapevines (1990 FLS bulletin #131, 467 kb pdf)
Shoot Thinning and Harvest Date on Yield, Fruit, and Wine Quality of Marechal Foch (2011, Appellation Cornell Newsletter, 102 kb pdf)
Heat and UV Radiation from Sunlight Exposure Inhibit Powdery Mildew (2010, Appellation Cornell Newsletter, 1.7 mb pdf)
Cornell Researchers Tackle Green Flavors in Red Wines (2010, Appellation Cornell Newsletter, 454 kb pdf)

Winter Injury

Assessing Winter Cold Injury to Grape Buds (2000 Robert Pool, Revised 2011, html)
Assessing Winter Cold Injury of Grape Canes and Trunks (2000 Robert Pool, Revised 2011, html)
How Grapevine Buds Gain and Lose Cold-hardiness (2011, Appellation Cornell Newsletter)
Current Bud Hardiness Information for New York (Selections from Cornell Grape Breeding Program)
The Anatomy of Winter Injury and Recovery (2004, 5.7 mb pdf)
Winter Injury to Grapevines and Methods of Protection (2007, MSU book #E2930)
The Perfect Freeze: 2004 (594 kb pdf)
Estimate of Crop and Wine Losses Due to Winter Injury in the Finger Lakes (562 kb pdf)

Site, Soil, Nutrient & Water Management

Petiole Testing Directions (Finger Lakes Grape Program)
Soil and Petiole Testing (Lake Erie Regional Grape Program)
Long Island Nutrient testing (Suffolk CCE grape program)
Agro-One Services soil and tissue analysis
Buffer pH to Derive Lime Guidelines (2010, Agronomy Fact Sheet #48, 28 kb pdf)
Soil pH and Mineral Nutrition of Vitis vinifera Varieties (2000 Robert Pool, Revised 2011, html)
Optimizing Nitrogen Use in Vineyards (2006 Sustainable Viticulture Newsletter, 584 kb pdf)
How Much Nitrogen Fertilizer Do Concord Vineyards Really Need? (2007 Finger Lakes Vineyard Notes, 978 kb pdf)
Cornell Soil Health Website
Compost Testing Factsheet (342 kb pdf)
Composting Grape Pomace (2006 Virginia Tech, 81 kb pdf)
Practical Guide to Application of Compost in Vineyards (2003, Penn State 2 mb pdf)
Soil and Water Conservation Practices for Vineyards (2006 Sustainable Viticulture Newsletter, 616 kb pdf)
Managing Cover Crops Profitably (2007, SARE 4.5 mb pdf)
Substituting Water for Herbicides: Interactions of Cover Crop Extent and Irrigation in New York Vineyards (1997 NYS IPM project report)

Mechanization

Development and Incorporation of Mechanization into Intensely Managed Vineyards (2006, Proceedings of the International Cool Climate Symposium for Viticulture and Enology 203 kb pdf)
Total Vineyard Mechanization to Optimize Yield and Quality of Concord Grape Production (2005, Final Report to Viticulture Consortium and the New York Wine and Grape Foundation)

Harvest & Maturity

Estimating and Adjusting Crop Weight in Finger Lakes Vineyards (2001 Robert Pool, Reviewed 2011, html)
Sanitation During Grape Harvest (1998, FL Vineyard Notes, 46 kb pdf)

Home Vineyard

Cornell Guide to Growing Fruit at Home (2003)
Growing Grapes in Your New York Garden (1997, Ecogardening Factsheet #16)
Agricultural Alternatives: Fact Sheets for New Producers (Penn State)
Growing Table Grapes in a Temperate Climate (2002 Michigan State University)

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