In the Vineyard with Anaba Wines: Landa Vineyard’s Pruning Techniques

Hi, we are in the Landa Vionier block here, and we're taking a look at different types of pruning. So we work with two main types. One is cane pruning, and the other is cordon. So the Landa vineyard is cordon pruned. So you have here a permanent arm. This is a cordon, and each of these is our spurs. And there are two shoots on each spur. So you can see one coming out here, and the other coming out here. And every year those get cut back, and the spurs sometimes get a little bit gnarly looking and move in different directions, and over time get taller and taller. But this is an easier style to manage. There's a lot less handwork involved in cordon pruning than in cane pruning. And it's easier to keep the canopy open. You can see here, which is very nice for the Vionier, which can be susceptible to botrytis. So we have a really nice open canopy here without, you know, too many clusters touching as the season goes on. And it works very well for this vineyard.