| DOBSON VINEYARDS |
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VINEYARD MANAGEMENT
Dobson Vineyards utilizes the best of traditional and cutting edge technology to maximize the quality
of our grapes. Our unique location, our association with experts from U.C. Davis, the integrity of our
family name, and the continuity and expertise of our management team have produced premium
quality grapes for decades. We have:
Dobson Vineyards utilizes the best of traditional and cutting edge technology to maximize the quality
of our grapes. Our unique location, our association with experts from U.C. Davis, the integrity of our
family name, and the continuity and expertise of our management team have produced premium
quality grapes for decades. We have:
A trellis system designed for optimum
canopy management and maximal sun
exposure to clusters
canopy management and maximal sun
exposure to clusters
Overhead sprinklers and irrigation
monitoring (originally designed and now
monitored by U.C. Davis) for premium
quality control
monitoring (originally designed and now
monitored by U.C. Davis) for premium
quality control
Shoot and sucker thinning; to promote the finest cluster and
berry development
Soil, leaf, and petiole analysis to optimize the nutritional balance
of the vines
Multiple trimming of vines to perfect canopy management and
sun exposure
Early season cane tucking and leaf removal for superior cluster
development
Late season crop thinning for quality management
berry development
Soil, leaf, and petiole analysis to optimize the nutritional balance
of the vines
Multiple trimming of vines to perfect canopy management and
sun exposure
Early season cane tucking and leaf removal for superior cluster
development
Late season crop thinning for quality management
Annual vine balance pruning to provide a
balanced vineyard with uniform and optimal
cluster ripening
Cane utilization to moderate vine vigor and
vegetative growth as well as crop load
balanced vineyard with uniform and optimal
cluster ripening
Cane utilization to moderate vine vigor and
vegetative growth as well as crop load
| Our Foreman Irineo Brijil |