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Glossary Term Glossary Definition

Glossary Term	Glossary Definition
Canopy Management	Canopy Management: maintaining the grapevines to optimize the yield and quality of the berries, in line with the winemakers’ goals. For more details, see Concisely post: What is Canopy Management?
Terroir	Terroir is the sum of all the elements of climate, soil, and topography that impact the quality of wine grapes. Terroir can be a big factor in giving each wine a unique character.
Viticulture	Viticulture is the branch of horticulture focused on grapes. It's often confused with viniculture, which is concerned specifically with wine grapes. Viticulture = all grapes. Viniculture = grapes for winemaking. Viticulture is the study of grapes and grape production, which is slightly different from viniculture, which concerns itself with grapes specifically for wine production.

Canopy Management: maintaining the grapevines to optimize the yield and quality of the berries, in line with the winemakers’ goals.

For more details, see Concisely post: What is Canopy Management?

Terroir

Terroir is the sum of all the elements of climate, soil, and topography that impact the quality of wine grapes.

Terroir can be a big factor in giving each wine a unique character.

Viticulture

Viticulture is the branch of horticulture focused on grapes. It's often confused with viniculture, which is concerned specifically with wine grapes.

Viticulture = all grapes.
Viniculture = grapes for winemaking.

Viticulture is the study of grapes and grape production, which is slightly different from viniculture, which concerns itself with grapes specifically for wine production.