THE VINE POST
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Rootstocks and budwood, (the grape variety to be grafted on the rootstock, e.g. Chardonnay/3309…)
The future of your vineyard begins with each vine's journey from creation to growth, harvest to storage and transport to planting. As this process occurs behind-the-scenes, the technicalities and expertise of vine grafting are often overlooked. Vine-Works has close, long-standing relationships with several nurseries and has worked with Pepinieres Tourette for over a
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18 months to produce a vine plant
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Vine-Works decade. The quality of their vines ensures the best start for your vineyard – as shown here, the process takes up to 18 months, but we still have vines available for 2022 planting. To guarantee the vines you really desire for 2023, place your order by February next year.
November < January
PROCESS
February < March
Cutting, blending, hot water treatments
May
GRAFTING
NURSERY
April
Planting young vines
GROWTH SEASON
June < November November < January
HARVEST
1 – Uprooting vines 2 – Sorting and packing 3 – Order preparation & cold storage Final deadline for orders
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March < April February
DISPATCH
Nursery achieves phytosanitary certificates for UK plant import approval
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VINE-WORKS UK COLD STORAGE
◆ Sorting orders ◆ Quality checks ◆ Issuing of UK plant passports
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May
PLANTING IN THE VINEYARD
