Description
Book SynopsisHealthy Soils for Healthy Vines provides a clear understanding of vineyard soils and how to manage and improve soil health for best vineyard performance. It covers the inherent and dynamic properties of soil health, how to choose which soil properties to monitor, how to monitor soil and vine performance, and how vineyard management practices affect soil health, fruit composition and wine sensory characters. It also covers the basic tenets of sustainable winegrowing and their significance for business resilience in the face of a changing climate. This book will be of practical value to anyone growing grapevines, managing a vineyard or making wine, from the small individual grower to the large wine company employee. It will be of special interest to winegrowers employing organic, natural, or biodynamic methods of production, where the primary focus is on the biological health of the soil.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to the concept of soil health Chapter 2: Inherent factors of soil health Chapter 3: Dynamic factors of soil health Chapter 4: Assessing soil health Chapter 5: Viticultural practices and soil health Chapter 6: Soil and environmental influences on grapevine growth, fruit and wine characteristics Chapter 7: What does the future hold?
