Viticulture (from the Latin word for vine) refers to the cultivation of grapes, often for use in the production of wine. It is one branch of the science of horticulture.

By practice, viticulture is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. Grapes are grown for fresh fruit, dried fruit or for wine. Duties of the Viticulturalist include: monitoring and controlling pests and diseases, fertilizing, irrigating, canopy management, monitoring fruit development and characteristics, deciding when to harvest and vine pruning during the winter months. Viticulturalists are often intimately involved with winemakers, because vineyard management and the resulting grape characteristics, provide the basis from which winemaking can begin.

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• Agoston Haraszthy
• Oenology

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University Of California Davis Viticulture & Enology new LEED Platinum winery on the RMI campus http://bit.ly/5dhI2n
wine_handzus (FamilyWineryHandzus) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:18:23 -0000
University Of California Davis Viticulture & Enology new LEED Platinum winery on the RMI campus http://bit.ly/5dhI2n
@sukhjit @kimberlykeown - I think they're mostly comparable, but reds tend 2 have highr alcohol cont. A viticulture blog would have details
SamTheButcher (SamTheButcher) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:30:56 -0000
@sukhjit @kimberlykeown - I think they're mostly comparable, but reds tend 2 have highr alcohol cont. A viticulture blog would have details
Drink Well Do Good: Help #ISAW Build Sustainable Communities Through Viticulture http://ow.ly/d/YD
ISAWine (ISAW Wine) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:02:35 -0000
Drink Well Do Good: Help #ISAW Build Sustainable Communities Through Viticulture http://ow.ly/d/YD
RT @WinePlus: Developing some new course material for Okanagan College Viticulture program starting in the new year http://bit.ly/5NBTq3
Yaffler (Mark Shipway) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:14:44 -0000
RT @WinePlus: Developing some new course material for Okanagan College Viticulture program starting in the new year http://bit.ly/5NBTq3
Brock University gets 1.45 M$ boost from federal governement on cool climate viticulture research http://bit.ly/77s043 (via @yancharbonneau)
RemyCharest (RemyCharest) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:48:59 -0000
Brock University gets 1.45 M$ boost from federal governement on cool climate viticulture research http://bit.ly/77s043 (via @yancharbonneau)
Interesting weblog post about promoting #biodiversity in the #vineyard -- http://bit.ly/5bJY1H -- #wine #viticulture
penguinoid (Gavin Duley) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:27:41 -0000
Interesting weblog post about promoting #biodiversity in the #vineyard -- http://bit.ly/5bJY1H -- #wine #viticulture

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