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fishziblu > wrote:

> Hi to all,
>
> Thanks. I got a vinegrower to look at the field, he told me that the
> land loves vines.
> We just pruned the existing vines and we got a year's growth averaging
> 12 feet from
> almost all the vineplants. No irrigation. Soil mostly clay and some
> limestone.
>
> The current vines planted in the land is a local varietal grafted on
> american rootstock.
> Girgentina its called, thought to be imported by the knights from
> France. (i.e. 450yrs ago)
>
> I intend to plant syrah or cabernet sauv. also grafted on american
> stock.

If you remove the European fruit wood, and "T-bud" graft onto the stump,
you'll save yourself 2 to 3 years before you can get a crop out.

Knights from France? Chevalier du Cep? Where the hell are you? In a
viticultural region 3 to 5 I hope. These puppies don't like snow or 100F
temps.
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