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- French Clones
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These are the specific clones that are grafted onto the root
stocks and produce the vegetation and fruit of each plant. All
of the clones used have originated in France and have been quarantined at
UC Davis before being certified here in the US. Beginning in
2001, the vines planted will even be certified by the French authority
ENTAV.
- Root Stocks
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All root stocks derive from native American grapevines which
are resistant to phyloxera, a destructive root insect.
- Inventory
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We are planting a variety of clones and root stocks in order to
provide the winemaker the ability to blend complex wines. There
is a single clone-root stock combination planted within
each 1-acre block. With a row spacing of 10' and a vine spacing
of 3.5', this nets out to 1,244 vines per acre. The first 2.5
acres were planted with a vine spacing of 7' and we have gone back and
inter-planted additional vines to yield the 3.5' spacing consistently
throughout the vineyard.
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Muns
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