What PIWI Varieties Offer Powdery mildew, downy mildew, and black rot can require repeated vineyard treatments. PIWI varieties offer growers another tool: grapes bred to resist fungal diseases …
About Virtual Viticulture Academy
A Resource for Grape Growers Founded in 2018 by viticulturist Fritz Westover, Virtual Viticulture Academy was created to make reliable vineyard guidance available to more growers. Fritz’s …
A Decade with the Spotted Lanternfly – Are We Now in Control?
What a Decade of Research Has Taught Us Since its detection in the United States in 2014, the spotted lanternfly has prompted years of research and monitoring. Scientists have learned more about …
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How Vineyard Decisions Impact the Wine Microbiome
The wine in the glass starts long before fermentation. It begins in the soil, where a complex community of bacteria and fungi lives around and within the vine. This living community, known as the …
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A Mile‑High Move — The Colorado Chapter
For almost two decades, Houston, Texas was home base for Vineyard Underground’s Fritz Westover and his family. After graduate school and early work in Virginia, Houston became the launchpad for …
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When to Retrain, When to Replant: Reading Decline in Older Vineyard Blocks
Older vineyard blocks rarely fail all at once. Decline creeps in from several directions, and telling those directions apart is the first step toward deciding whether a block still has good years left …
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