76 Episodes

  1. 035: Grower Questions Answered #3

    Published: 12/26/2023

  2. 034: Why Sustainability Certification Programs for Vineyards Matter – with Beth Vukmanic

    Published: 12/12/2023

  3. 033: 6 Essential Factors for Starting & Growing a Successful Vineyard - Part 2

    Published: 11/28/2023

  4. 032: 6 Essential Factors for Starting & Growing a Successful Vineyard - Part 1

    Published: 11/14/2023

  5. 031: Rootstock Trials with Dr. Gill Giese

    Published: 10/31/2023

  6. 030: 2023 Vineyard Successes & Failures

    Published: 10/17/2023

  7. 029: The Science of Soil Mapping with Bubba Beasley

    Published: 10/3/2023

  8. 028: Top 4 Post Harvest Vineyard Priorities

    Published: 9/19/2023

  9. 027: Why Grape Growers Should Care About YAN with Dr. Anna Katharine Mansfield

    Published: 9/5/2023

  10. 026: Preventing & Combating Sour Rot with Dr. Megan Hall and Dr. Mizuho Nita

    Published: 8/22/2023

  11. 025: A Winemaker’s Take on Harvest with Denise Gardner

    Published: 8/8/2023

  12. 024: Innovations for Scheduling Irrigation with Mark Greenspan

    Published: 7/25/2023

  13. 023: Debunking the Low Yield = High Quality Myth with Dr. Patty Skinkis

    Published: 7/11/2023

  14. 022: Modern Tools for Crop Estimation with Dr. Terry Bates

    Published: 6/27/2023

  15. 021: The Rise of the Spotted Lanternfly with Dr. Michela Centinari

    Published: 6/13/2023

  16. 020: Leaf Removal – Why, When, How with Dr. Cain Hickey & Galen Troxell

    Published: 5/30/2023

  17. 019: Shoot Thin to Win with Marco Tessari & Ken Swegles

    Published: 5/16/2023

  18. 018: Grower Questions Answered #2

    Published: 5/2/2023

  19. 017: Using Sheep in Regenerative Agriculture with Kelly Mulville

    Published: 4/18/2023

  20. 016: Nitrogen Sources and Strategies for Application with Paul Crout

    Published: 4/4/2023

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What if you could hang out with experienced grape growers, ask them about the science of grape growing, vineyard operations, and more; then take an insight or two to improve your vineyard and ultimately the quality of the wines you produce? That’s what we do each week on the Vineyard Underground. Hosted by Fritz Westover –– viticulture expert more than 20 years of experience in the vineyard industry –– every episode is an in-depth look at grape growing methods, care, and even complicated matters of fertilization and pest and disease management? The goal is to provide you with an understanding of the complicated aspects of viticulture science so that experienced and even first-time grape growers will be able to understand and implement new practices in their vineyard.