Canopy Management and Trellising Article

Learn the advantages and disadvantages of the major wine grape trellis systems for canopy management: Cordon Training, Vertical Shoot Positioned Trellis, Scott Henry Trellis, Guyot Training, Geneva Double Curtain, U Shaped Trellis, etc.

The ideal in canopy management is to find for each vineyard an arrangement of vine leaves on the trellis that balances the many factors that influence fruit quality—and therefore wine quality. These factors include things such as: the number of shoots per vine and the way in which they are placed on the trellis guide wires, the number of leaves per shoot and their orientation to the sun, the number of grape clusters per shoot and their shading within the canopy, as well as many other factors.

Each different trellising system offers growers varying opportunities to influence the fruit quality through canopy management. - Cole Danehower

- from Trellising the Grape:
An Unsung Aspect of Wine Quality by Cole Danehower