Vineyards
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mitch456yui
a.k.a - Barlo, Mitch
Hey,
The one's I've seen are grown on a hillside.
Hope this helps,
Mitch
The one's I've seen are grown on a hillside.
Hope this helps,
Mitch
stagecoach
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On gentle slopes they grow on the hillside but on steep hils ive seen tiers created that look like giant steps up the side. Italy and Cyprus are two places that ive seen this happen.
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I agree, vineyards are not cut into hills or used flattened terrain. Many are laid out to catch the maximum amount of sun so north facing hills (at least for us in the southern hemisphere) are very popular. You will not usually find them facing south (again change direction depending on which hemisphere you are in)
NOT flat Nicholas - vines hate frost, so they are planted on slopes with the trellises running up and down the slope. Cold air rolls down the hill = frost-free vines...
Small vineyards will have almost any kind of house and shedding, big commercial wineries will often try for a traditional European look...
Andy
Oh dear, this means I have one misbegotten vineyard owner on my route already. Someone on the forums one posted in USA Pics that crops (you know, those reaped using a tractor) are planted lengthwise because the farmer doesn't want to keep turning the uh, tractor. Guess the same doesn't apply for vineyards I guess.
Thanks to all for the input. They were very helpful.
Cheerio,
Nicholas.
Thanks to all for the input. They were very helpful.
Cheerio,
Nicholas.
Depending on the country and climate you can get vineyards on flat ground in the bottom of valleys if it is an area were frost are rare (ie South Australia). Vines are also planted in long straight rows in some modern vineyards as the grapes are machine picked while others are sometimes not even grown on trellises (ie my favourite, bush vine Grenache
). The suggestion to look at pictures is a good one, particularly if you concentrate on the country/area your route is set in, that will give you the particular style that is common there. Most of the big wineries in most countries have web sites and pictures of their vineyards and/or production centres.
Hope this helps and it would be good to see some pictures of your finished product.
). The suggestion to look at pictures is a good one, particularly if you concentrate on the country/area your route is set in, that will give you the particular style that is common there. Most of the big wineries in most countries have web sites and pictures of their vineyards and/or production centres.Hope this helps and it would be good to see some pictures of your finished product.
activerail
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California Central Valley Vineyards
If you drive along Hwy. 99 running through the central San Joachin Valley, you'll see miles and miles of flat vineyards. The majority of wine grapes grown in California are from this area...centered around the Fresno-Bakersfield area.
If you drive along Hwy. 99 running through the central San Joachin Valley, you'll see miles and miles of flat vineyards. The majority of wine grapes grown in California are from this area...centered around the Fresno-Bakersfield area.
This is how we do it in canada. This is above the town of Naramata in the famous Okanagan Valley!
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