grapevine

The vine or vine is cultivated the habit of the vine.

In general, the vines are now grafted, where on a backing of a phylloxera- tolerant pad variety rice ( small branch ) is grafted a noble grape variety. Thus, the properties of both varieties are combined, in particular the phylloxera resistance of the ( American ) root stock with the wine quality determining properties of the grafted (European) scions. Depending on the education system receives the old wood a charakteritische form. In the dormant season (winter and spring ), the vine is cut. The then emerging in the spring, rich wound juice is called Rebtränen, Rebwasser or vines blood.

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Age

The biological clock determines the performance of the vine. The first expense is often only in the third year, to the 20th year, he bears plentiful. With increasing age, however, the vine loses its fertility, he begins to form less fruit, but these are in terms of the concentration of the ingredients superior to those from younger vines often. The older the vine, the deeper its roots (depending on the base type), with whom he then also in dry summer periods can still draw enough water from the soil. Individual vines can 100 years and older.