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

Because of the steep slopes on the mountainous island of 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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