I absolutely subscribe to the saying “you can make bad wine from good grapes, but you cannot make good wine from bad grapes”. This year I want to make the absolute best barrel of Cabernet Franc that I can. The vineyard has a history of offering a premium single shoot pruning (head trained vines). I requested the same pricing as single shoot, single cluster, but I want all the fruit thinned, leaving only a single cluster per shoot. I feel the plant’s energy would be better focused on a single cluster per shoot.
What I heard was that the plant will throw a lot more foliage with the reduction in fruit. I’m willing to take that trade off.
Anyone have experience in this area?
What I heard was that the plant will throw a lot more foliage with the reduction in fruit. I’m willing to take that trade off.
Anyone have experience in this area?