Tips for planting vineyards

Size matters. How big vineyard are you planning? Will this size be sufficient to actually create and income that will pay all the cost and earn you the living you plan to earn from your vineyard? Size of your new vineyard can of course often be changed later, you can buy neighbouring properties or you have perhaps bought more land then you needed in the beginning and can keep on planning more vines to further develop you vineyard at a later stage. If there is no more land to buy next to the land you buy now, will the prices there have a reason to rice in the future so that you now longer can make it financially sound to buy more land in the area? Position of the vineyard, altitude. What altitude is the land on as this will effect what grapes you can grow on the land for you’re the vineyard you plan to start. Frost is something that most grapes are sensitive to and this has to be taken in to account. Each country has its own climate and this has to be calculated in to the plan of your vineyard establishing plans. Will the grapes you plan to plant actually grow well on this height? What about flooding and pest control? Snow in the winters? How much snow? Frost in the spring? You need to take all this in to considerations when buying land for you new vineyard! So make sure the climate on the property you plant to buy for establishing a new vineyard is right! Position of the vineyard is not only about altitude and climate. You also need to take in to account sun angle. Where does the sun rise in on the property and where does the sun set on your planed vineyard property? What is the slop if any of the property and can you plant your vines so you get the right exposure to the sun for your vines to grow with maximum potential and quality? A sloping property can be planted on, no problem at all, but if it is slopping very steep then you might need to create “balconies” where the vines are planted and this need to be done so that you can still reach all the plants with the machinery you plan to use for your vineyard!