Viticulture
Small Vineyard Management in the Finger Lakes
There are many so called “tricks of the trade” dealing with the managing a vineyard of any size big or small (Hagen). You need to know a lot of that of different “odds and ends jobs” to be able to take care of everything dealing with a small vineyard (Andersen). According to the book “Wines of North America” by Bernard Moore, knowing the history of your area and important information of the grape vines is very important. Depending on how you “take care of the vines” will portray the health of the vines, the quality of the fruit, the crop level, and the level or cold hardiness (Andersen). When knowing the structure of the vine and the annual maintenance “techniques” makes things a lot easier (Rombough). “Comparing information and keeping good records” is key to maintaining a small vineyard (Andersen). “In previous years we used charts and tables from this book” (Andersen). “New York grape farm profitability” is a major topic to know about (The New York Grape Industry). The Finger Lakes had and has a major contribution to the wine industry. There are multiple “vineyards that were started many years ago and are still in business today” (Moore, 124).
The history of small vineyard management in the Finger Lakes starts way back in 1829. In 1829 the first grapes planted in Hammondsport, New York in the Finger Lakes. Cuttings of Isabella and Catawba from the Hudson River Valley. In 1850 a “vinedresser” from Germany, Andrew Reisinger, planted the first vineyard and introduces pruning & training. In the year 1860 Hammondsport & Pleasant Valley Wine Company, first bonded winery was created. This later changed to the Great Western Winery. Five years later in 1865 the second winery for the Finger Lakes was started, Urbana Wine Co., but history was created because Hammondsport & Pleasant Valley Wine Co. bottled the first sparkling wines from the area, Great Western Champagne ( Moore, 124). From the years 1919 to 1933 Prohibition
There are many so called “tricks of the trade” dealing with the managing a vineyard of any size big or small (Hagen). You need to know a lot of that of different “odds and ends jobs” to be able to take care of everything dealing with a small vineyard (Andersen). According to the book “Wines of North America” by Bernard Moore, knowing the history of your area and important information of the grape vines is very important. Depending on how you “take care of the vines” will portray the health of the vines, the quality of the fruit, the crop level, and the level or cold hardiness (Andersen). When knowing the structure of the vine and the annual maintenance “techniques” makes things a lot easier (Rombough). “Comparing information and keeping good records” is key to maintaining a small vineyard (Andersen). “In previous years we used charts and tables from this book” (Andersen). “New York grape farm profitability” is a major topic to know about (The New York Grape Industry). The Finger Lakes had and has a major contribution to the wine industry. There are multiple “vineyards that were started many years ago and are still in business today” (Moore, 124).
The history of small vineyard management in the Finger Lakes starts way back in 1829. In 1829 the first grapes planted in Hammondsport, New York in the Finger Lakes. Cuttings of Isabella and Catawba from the Hudson River Valley. In 1850 a “vinedresser” from Germany, Andrew Reisinger, planted the first vineyard and introduces pruning & training. In the year 1860 Hammondsport & Pleasant Valley Wine Company, first bonded winery was created. This later changed to the Great Western Winery. Five years later in 1865 the second winery for the Finger Lakes was started, Urbana Wine Co., but history was created because Hammondsport & Pleasant Valley Wine Co. bottled the first sparkling wines from the area, Great Western Champagne ( Moore, 124). From the years 1919 to 1933 Prohibition