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Why biodiversity means better terroir – Part 3: Charter for biodiversity in vineyards https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/flower.jpg 690 460 Sectormentor Sectormentor https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/flower.jpg November 25, 2020 December 9, 2020

Why biodiversity means better terroir – Part 3: Charter for biodiversity in vineyards

This guest post by Hans-Peter Schmidt from the Ithaka Institute & Mythopia was originally posted on Raw Wine in 2013. Hans kindly gave us permission to share it in a three part series, and said “A few of years have passed since I wrote this, but the battle for biodiversity & terroir is still on, nothing…

Why biodiversity means better terroir – Part 2: Ecosystems, promoting biodiversity and economics https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/moth.jpg 690 460 Sectormentor Sectormentor https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/moth.jpg November 9, 2020 November 13, 2020

Why biodiversity means better terroir – Part 2: Ecosystems, promoting biodiversity and economics

This guest post by Hans-Peter Schmidt from the Ithaka Institute & Mythopia was originally posted on Raw Wine in 2013. Hans kindly gave us permission to share it in a three part series, and said “A few of years have passed since I wrote this, but the battle for biodiversity & terroir is still on, nothing…

Why biodiversity means better terroir – Part 1: Life in the soil and cover crops https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/butterfly-e1601289721385.jpg 305 232 Sectormentor Sectormentor https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/butterfly-e1601289721385.jpg October 15, 2020 November 4, 2020

Why biodiversity means better terroir – Part 1: Life in the soil and cover crops

This guest post by Hans-Peter Schmidt from the Ithaka Institute & Mythopia was originally posted on Raw Wine in 2013. Hans kindly gave us permission to share it in a three part series, and said “A few of years have passed since I wrote this, but the battle for biodiversity & terroir is still on, nothing…

Case Study: Adam Foden at Gusbourne Estate https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Adam-Foden-Gusbourne-1.jpeg 750 1000 Sectormentor Sectormentor https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Adam-Foden-Gusbourne-1.jpeg July 31, 2020 August 18, 2020

Case Study: Adam Foden at Gusbourne Estate

Sectormentor helps link soil health to vine productivity – Adam Foden at Gusbourne EstateGusbourne Estate spans across two vineyards, one in Kent and one in West Sussex, planted with Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, and Pinot Noir. Their growing ethos is low intervention, allowing nature’s processes to work. The Gusbourne approach to winemaking is no different –…

Case Study: Matt Strugnell at Ridgeview Estate https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screen-Shot-2019-02-25-at-11.25.34.png 543 407 Sectormentor Sectormentor https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Screen-Shot-2019-02-25-at-11.25.34.png May 26, 2020 August 18, 2020

Case Study: Matt Strugnell at Ridgeview Estate

Matt Strugnell at Ridgeview Estate Ridgeview Estate is an award-winning vineyard just to the north of the South Downs in East Sussex. Ridgeview are at the forefront of English sparkling wine production, and ship their delicious wines around the world, having won several international wine trophies in the process. Matt Strugnell is the viticulturist responsible…

Case Study: Successful vintner, Will Davenport, tells us how Sectormentor helps him harvest top quality grapes https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DavenportVineyards_WillDavenport_Fellow2-2-scaled.jpeg 1920 2560 Sectormentor Sectormentor https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/DavenportVineyards_WillDavenport_Fellow2-2-scaled.jpeg March 10, 2020 August 18, 2020

Case Study: Successful vintner, Will Davenport, tells us how Sectormentor helps him harvest top quality grapes

Every year Will found himself struggling to keep on top of everything he needed to know in the run up to harvest to ensure they got the best quality grapes: “The ripening process is different every year and choosing picking dates can be crucial to wine quality. I was keeping data on spreadsheets to…

Reducing inputs: cover crops, mulching and biodiversity with Luke Spalding at Everflyht Vineyard https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_8675.jpg 2000 1333 Sectormentor Sectormentor https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_8675.jpg October 2, 2019 August 18, 2020

Reducing inputs: cover crops, mulching and biodiversity with Luke Spalding at Everflyht Vineyard

Luke is running fascinating trials at Everflyht Vineyard, which we had the pleasure of seeing when we visited in August 2019. He sees the positive management of ecology as an investment in the long-term health of the vineyard. Improving soil carbon and biodiversity kick-starts natural cycles, building healthy soil which supports healthy vines, and healthy…

Know your Vines #9: Record harvest weights and analyse yield performance with our Harvest Tool https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_1464.jpg 4032 3024 Sectormentor Sectormentor https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_1464.jpg October 1, 2019 September 9, 2020

Know your Vines #9: Record harvest weights and analyse yield performance with our Harvest Tool

In our Know your Vines blog series we share practical tips on what metrics to monitor in your vineyard. This is the ninth instalment, stay tuned for more as the seasons unfold! “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” I heard it through the grapevine, not much longer ‘til grapes turn to wine…

Case study: Luke Spalding – Everflyht Vineyard https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_8739.jpg 2000 1333 Sectormentor Sectormentor https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_8739.jpg September 28, 2019 August 18, 2020

Case study: Luke Spalding – Everflyht Vineyard

Join us for a walk around a beautiful spot in East Sussex, a 2.6-hectare vineyard run by data lover Luke Spalding. The vines are fairly new, they’ve been in the ground for 4 years and will be producing at full potential in the next year or two. Another 4.5 hectares of vines are due to…

Know your Vines #8: See patterns in how your grapes are ripening & predict your harvest date earlier https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_8704.jpg 2000 1333 Sectormentor Sectormentor https://vines.vidacycle.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_8704.jpg September 3, 2019 August 18, 2020

Know your Vines #8: See patterns in how your grapes are ripening & predict your harvest date earlier

In our Know your Vines blog series we share practical tips on what metrics to monitor in your vineyard. This is the eighth instalment, stay tuned for more as the seasons unfold! “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” Monitor grape sugar and acidity to get the balance just right – all made easier…