Open AccessWhat could be the architectural forms of future vines adapted to climate change: a new challenge! Let’s discuss the Gobelet (Bush Vine)
Author(s) -
Alain Deloire,
Suzy Y. Rogiers,
Pilar Baeza Trujillo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ives technical reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2680-4905
DOI - 10.20870/ives-tr.2022.5384
Subject(s) - vineyard , vine , liana , pruning , rootstock , agroforestry , diversity (politics) , viticulture , mediterranean climate , agriculture , growing season , geography , agricultural engineering , agronomy , environmental science , horticulture , engineering , botany , biology , political science , archaeology , food science , wine , law
The architectural form of a vineyard is the result of the training system (plant spacing, geometry, pruning, trellising), the vigour of the plant material (soil x climate x cultivar/rootstock) and other cultural practices implemented each season. The vine is a liana and lends itself well to the diversity of training systems which are currently used and to those that have been used over the History of Viticulture. Despite the diversity of possible training systems, only a few are implemented as a consequence of vineyard mechanization. However, the ancient Gobelet is still present in commercial vineyards. The aim of this review is to present the diversity of the Gobelet training systems and to demonstrate that it still is an optional training system for Mediterranean dry farming.