If your vineyard has been declining and you can't seem to understand why, there's a chance it's your soil. You could be facing a simple nutritional imbalance, toxicity, or nematodes. Maybe you have an abrupt change in texture and water can't percolate more than a couple feet. Like all things, you don't know until you look.

Here at AV we have some new toys...ahem...scientific equipment to help understand your own unique terroir. 

Pictured above are our new Electromagnetic sensor (left) and Powerprobe (right).  

We've been crawling into soil pits, taking samples, and writing reports for decades and frankly, we don't plan on stopping anytime soon. Pit locations are usually done at random in order to capture the total picture. Often this results in a bunch of pits that look similar and have similar test results. 

By using the electromagnetic sensor however, we can scan your entire vineyard and divide it up into different soil groups. We can drill down (literally) even further with the power probe and identify problem areas in terms of chemistry and soil pests. 

This means that when it comes time to dig soil pits we can decide exactly where to investigate. Take a look at the map below we created for one of our clients. We were able to capture all this variability in his soil and sample right where it counted.

Numbers indicate where we took soil cores with the Powerprobe. Some blocks are way more variable than others.  

Want to see for yourself? With the rain we've had this season, now is the perfect time to schedule a soil investigation. Figure out what's ailing your vineyard, put your best foot forward when replanting, or just get a better sense of your wines' terroir. 

Contact mark@advancedvit.com or loni@advancedvit.com to get your project on the calendar.

Want to know about other vineyard technology? 

Contact paul@advancedvit.com or loni@advancedvit.com to discuss a site specific solution.  

Soil Sampling