VIT-200 Vineyard Management
This course is designed for students already familiar with the basics of viticulture. Lecture topics covered will include integrated pest management, canopy management, foliar sampling, sustainable management practices, and how cropping systems affect vine vigor. Labor management and grape contracts will be discussed. A team sustainability project will be completed focusing on a sustainability issue pertinent to the Finger Lakes wine growing region. A site selection project will be completed by evaluating and theoretically developing a real site for its potential as a vineyard.
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Course Outline
Department
Environmental Conservation and Horticulture
Course Description
This course is designed for students already familiar with the basics of viticulture. Lecture topics covered will include integrated pest management, canopy management, foliar sampling, sustainable management practices, and how cropping systems affect vine vigor. Labor management and grape contracts will be discussed. A team sustainability project will be completed focusing on a sustainability issue pertinent to the Finger Lakes wine growing region. A site selection project will be completed by evaluating and theoretically developing a real site for its potential as a vineyard.
Credit Hours
3Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered
Fall, Spring
Course Learning Outcomes
- Prepare a management action plan for a vineyard while considering predicted and hypothetical water relations, nutrient availability, and pest pressure
- Manage and evaluate a canopy microclimate for efficient sunlight interception and airflow appropriate to site and variety characteristics
- Critically evaluate and report on sustainable practices for a specific aspect of viticulture in the Finger Lakes
- Analyze different spraying technologies to minimize drift and maximize spray effectiveness
Topic Outline
- 1. Vineyard Economics
- a. Marketing
- b. Contracts
- 2. GIS
- a. Uses in design
- b. Uses in management
- 3. Hydrological cycles in vineyards
- a. Irrigation
- b. Drainage
- 4. Nutrition
- a. Pre-plant preparation
- b. Organic
- c. Conventional
- 5. Canopy Management
- a. Balance Pruning
- b. Efficient Sunlight interception
- c. Trellis planning
- d. Trellis implementation
- 6. Other issues in the vineyard
- a. Safety
- b. Health
- 7. Sustainability
- a. Vineyard Topics as assigned
- 8. Site Evaluation
- a. terrain
- b. soils
- c. Climate
- 9. Cover crops with grapes
- a. Site preparation
- b. Establishment
- c. Variety of seed
- 10. Vineyard Design
- a. Layout
- b. Planning
- c. Execution
- 11. Vineyard Systems
- a. Erosion
- b. Residual chemicals
- c. vineyard wastes
- d. nutrients
- 12. Integrated Pest Management
- a. Disease
- b. Insect
- c. Weeds