MADEIRA - Growing Environment and Grape Growing - Vineyard Management
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Name two training systems on Madeira
- Pergola = Latardas
- Cordon trained, VSP -trellised
What and why is Latardas on Madeira
- A pergola training system
- there is air circulation above and beneath the vine which helps reduce incidence of fungal diseases in the humid climate
- it permits other crops to be grown on the land underneath, making effective use of a small landholding
Why most vines are planted on terraces in Madeira
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Madeira is an island with a humid climate. Which diseases can the vines suffer from and what can be done about it
- Downy mildew
- botrytis bunch rot
- Phomopsis
- Canopy management
- shoot positioning
- leaf removal
- Fungicide sprays
Are the vines in Madeira irrigated and how?
- Irrigation is widely practiced
- rainwater from the centre carried by levadas = small irrigation channels
- more required in the south of the island
When is the harvest in Madeira, who decides when it takes place and how
- Usually end of August/start of September
- IVBAM decides in consultation with producers and growers
- done by hand (due to topography)
- min abv 9%, normally not more than 11% abv
- prices for grapes depending of variety and grape health (Tinta Negra less than the SVBM and Terrantez)
- Max. Yield according to vintage conditions, but high yields of 150 hl/ha nut unusual in the fertile soil and plentiful water
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