Virtual Viticulture Academy Field Courses are fun, interactive half-days in a vineyard learning hands-on with other grape growers how to improve your vineyard management skills.
Members attend for free. A limited number of non-member spots are also available for purchase; purchase below or become a member today.
Upcoming Field Courses
Dormant Grapevine Pruning and Training
February 8th 2019 • 1:00-5:00 pm CST
Salt Lick Cellars • 1800-C Fm 1826 • Driftwood, TX 78619
Followed by wine, refreshments and more Q&A with Fritz.
Learn hands-on how to improve your pruning methods and prepare your vineyard for the growing season, including:
- Demonstration of cane and spur pruning
- Correct pruning methods
- Selecting fruitful wood
- Spacing spurs & buds
- Training young vines
- And more…
Non-member Price: $129 • Member Price: FREE • Member Guest Price: $65
Canopy Management
April 12th 2019 • 1:00-5:00 pm CST
Salt Lick Cellars • 1800-C Fm 1826 • Driftwood, TX 78619
Followed by wine, refreshments and more Q&A with Fritz.
Learn hands-on canopy management practices that will improve fruit ripening and quality, enhance disease control and establish and maintain permanent vine structure including:
- Shoot thinning and leaf removal strategies
- Managing excessive canopy vigor
- Assessing crop load and balance
- Grapevine tissue sampling demonstration
- Young vine training
- And more…
Non-member Price: $129 • Member Price: FREE • Member Guest Price: $65
Dates and times subject to change
Previous Field Courses
Pre-Bloom Canopy Management
April 11, 2018 • Salt Lick Cellars
Over an hour of recorded hands-on pre-bloom education and demonstration including activities such as:
- Assessing spray coverage
- Sampling grapevine tissue
- Strategically removing leaves
- Assessing canopy health & crop load
- Scheduling irrigation
- And more…
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Pruning
February 28, 2018 • 1851 Vineyards
52 minutes of recorded of hands-on education and demonstration for pruning activities, such as:
- Training young vines
- Selecting fruitful wood
- Spacing spurs & buds
- Balancing crop load
- Correct pruning methods
- And more…
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