Kansas Vineyard & Grape Growing Resources

Current & Historical

Books

  • Sunlight into wine: A Handbook For Winegrape Canopy Management, Richard Smart & Mike Robinson
  • Effective Vineyard Spraying: A Practical Guide for Growers, Andrew J. Landers.
  • The Grape Grower: A Guide to Organic Viticulture, Lon Rombaugh (Chapter on Propagation)
  • Wine Grape Production Guide For Easter North America, Tony K. Wolf.
  • Viticulture: Volume 2 Practices, Coombe & Dry
  • From Wines to Vines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine, Jeff Cox.
  • PDF: A Practical Guide to Developing a Commercial Wine Vineyard A Practical Guide to Developing a Commercial Wine Vineyard (Thank you to Mark Chien!)
  • The Wild Vine: A Forgotten Grape and The Untold Story of American Wine, Todd Kliman.
  • PDF: Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide 2017 Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide 2017, Midwest Fruit Workers Group

Historical Books

Articles

Presentations

Pruning

Pruning Resources

  • EXCELLENT set of 3 Cold Climate Pruning “Macro Media Breeze” presentations

a. Dormant Grapevine Pruning #1: http://www.sites.ext.vt.edu/connect/pruning/part-1/

b. Dormant Grapevine Pruning #2: http://www.sites.ext.vt.edu/connect/pruning/part-2/

c. Dormant Grapevine Pruning #3: http://www.sites.ext.vt.edu/connect/pruning/part-3/

Pruning Videos:

Nurseries

Trellis Supplies