VITI 301

Viticulture Practices Spring and Summer

This course will cover viticulture practices for the spring and summer growing seasons. The course will explore planning and planting a vineyard, vegetative propagation, trellising, pruning, pest control, soils, irrigation practices, quality control measures, and basic vineyard equipment. The basic principles of vineyard maintenance and management will be covered, as well anatomy and physiology of vine growth and grape production during these seasons. This course is a continuation of VITI 300, Viticulture and Enology. Field trips may be required.

Units: 3.0

Hours: 36 hours LEC 54 hours LAB