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Vine Nerds
- Thread starter Robert Dentice
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Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
Great article.
originally posted by Yixin:
Serious question: is there really that much irrigation going on in Napa?
I think so.
I've always found it very peculiar with vines in the floodplain of a river.
Steve Edmunds
Steve Edmunds
Compared to the Russian River floodplain, Napa is small potatoes
Oliver McCrum
Oliver McCrum
Yixin,
If for any reason you ever find yourself in Napa, I think you'll see most of the vineyards equipped with drip irrigation.
If for any reason you ever find yourself in Napa, I think you'll see most of the vineyards equipped with drip irrigation.
originally posted by Oliver McCrum:
Yixin,
If for any reason you ever find yourself in Napa, I think you'll see most of the vineyards equipped with drip irrigation.
I was there 11 years (!) ago. I noticed some lines but I had naively assumed that the consumption was lower.
Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis
9 billion gallons of water here, 9 billion gallons of water there...you know, nothing major.
Interesting article Robert. Thanks.
Interesting article Robert. Thanks.
Oliver McCrum
Oliver McCrum
originally posted by Yixin:
originally posted by Oliver McCrum:
Yixin,
If for any reason you ever find yourself in Napa, I think you'll see most of the vineyards equipped with drip irrigation.
I was there 11 years (!) ago. I noticed some lines but I had naively assumed that the consumption was lower.
Given that there is no rain during the growing season, it's not necessarily bad for quality. There are some appellations in Italy that permit it for good reasons, too.
Most famous vineyards in the Wachau had drip lines the last time I went through.originally posted by Oliver McCrum:
originally posted by Yixin:
originally posted by Oliver McCrum:
Yixin,
If for any reason you ever find yourself in Napa, I think you'll see most of the vineyards equipped with drip irrigation.
I was there 11 years (!) ago. I noticed some lines but I had naively assumed that the consumption was lower.
Given that there is no rain during the growing season, it's not necessarily bad for quality. There are some appellations in Italy that permit it for good reasons, too.
Of course, they're well up the hill from the river.