Australian Viticulture

The demise of the Italian Pergola

In recent decades, the traditional Italian pergola (or tendone) trellis system has been criticised by viticultural advisors, with many suggesting to growers that they convert to vertical shoot positioning. But, is the pergola trellis ready for the scrap heap?
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Mountain Vineyards in Europe

Mountain vineyards in Europe A mountain and a steep slope viticulture have existed in Europe within living memory. Mountain people have always utilized the capacity of vines to live on poor and pebbly soils; therefore they planted vines on the slopes with the best exposure, slopes that were sometimes inaccessible…
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