Preplant Management Decisions:
Site Evaluation and Selection
- Cold Climate Site Selection, Cornell University
- Vineyard Site Selection in Ontario
- Vineyard Site Selection in Michigan
- Four Essential Tests for a New Vineyard Site - Texas A&M
- Top 5 New Vineyard Mistakes - Texas A&M
Establishment Decisions:
Vine and Rootstock Selection
- Cornell's Wine and Juice Grape Varieties for Cool Climates
- Cornell's Table Grape Varieties for Cool Climates
- Iowa State Univ. Viticulture Program Cold Climate Cultivars
Training Systems
- Vine Training Systems (Michigan State University)
- Goals of Mature Vine Training (Extension Foundation)
Trellising Systems
- Constructing a Vineyard Trellis (Iowa State PDF)
- Choosing a Trellis System (Extension Foundation)
Postplant Management:
Dormant Pruning
- Shoot and Cluster Thinning Grapes
- Pruning - Penn State Extension Wine & Grapes
- Pruning: UVM - Northern Grape Growing
Vine Nutrition
- Spectrum Analytic Factsheet on Fertilizing Grapes
- Mark Chien's (PennState) presentation on Grape Nutrition
Canopy Management
- Fundamentals of Canopy Management
- The effects of canopy management practices on fruit quality of northern-hardy interspecific hybrids of Vitis spp. (Iowa State Research Paper)
- UMass Grape Notes Newsletter - Canopy Management Highlights (2017)
Harvest Parameters
- How to Judge Grape Ripeness Before Harvest
- Michigan State University Presentation: Reducing Harvest Losses to Late-Season Insects and their Associated Diseases