viticulture

Welcome to the Vineyard Management Forum where we invite you to ask questions and share answers or experiences on the management of Merlot in the vineyard. We hope to learn more about practices specific to Merlot that improve quality.

Some questions include bearer spacing, optimal yield, optimum ripeness, levels of moisture deficit, green harvesting of shoulders, ideal shoot length, ideal bunch exposure, terroir related topics such as the influence of region , climate and soil, and many more.

We would love to share and discuss your views, successes and setbacks in order to help us all better understand the variety and it's requirements for greatness.

Give your input and send your comments, articles, pictures, reviews and news to admin@merlotforum.co.za , and we will publish it on this site. We are looking forward to your contribution!