Healthy 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.
Features:
- Explains the key properties underpinning soil health and their
importance for healthy grapevines
- Describes the full range of vineyard soil management practices and
their effect on soil health
- Explores the relationships between soil properties and vine growth,
fruit composition and wine sensory characters
- Includes procedures for measuring important soil properties and
identifying optimum values, and provides a recommended Minimum Dataset
of physical, chemical and biological indicators of soil health
- Reviews projections for climate change and discusses possible impacts
on sustainable winegrowing and the resilience of wine businesses
