Fact Sheet

    Year of Planting: Vineyard Design and Layout

    Planting a vineyard and installing trellis wire and posts are major investments; it is best to get it right from the very beginning!

    Vineyard in Spring- floral row middles

    Vineyard Design

    Row & Vine Spacing

    Vineyard Maps

    Resources

    • Goffinet, M.C. 2001. Grapevine buds: construction, development, and potential for cropping. Wine East Magazine, Sept.-Oct., pp. 14-23. L&H Photojournalism, Lancaster, PA.
    • Jordan, T.D., Pool, R.M., Zabadal, T.J., and Tomkins, J.P. 1980. Cultural Practices for Commercial Vineyards. NYSAES, Bulletin 111.
    • Winkler, A. J., J. A. Cook, W. M. Kliewer, and L. A. Lider. 1974. General Viticulture. University of California Press.
    • Wolf, T. et.al. 2008. Wine Grape Production Guide for Eastern North America. Cooperative Extension NRAES:145.

    Content

    • Dr. Jodi Creasap Gee, Viticulture Extension Educator, Lake Erie Regional Grape Program
    Approved by
    Hans Walter-Peterson