930 Shiloh Road, Bldg. 44, Suite E, Windsor, CA, United States of America, 95492

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It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Soil-Sampling Season

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

About

Full-Service Vineyard Company with a Committment to True Sustainablility
 
Advanced Viticulture, Inc. is a full-service vineyard management and winegrowing consulting company that operates from a standpoint of sustainability. From a philosophy of minimal inputs to the vineyard, we achieve environmental protection while allowing each sites uniqueness to be expressed in their wines. Reduction of pesticide, fertilizer and irrigation inputs allows the vineyard's characteristics to shine through to the wines.
 
Our management company is full-service. From site preparation to vineyard establishment and vineyard management, we have an attention to detail that results in first-rate vineyards.
 
Our consulting and technology company is full-service. We can be engaged for a brief diagnostic visit, a defined project or an ongoing advisory arrangement. Vineyard moisture, mineral nutrition and pest/disease monitoring programs are offered. Moisture monitoring, weather stations and automation technologies are offered through our company and we provide full support and are backed by our manufacturing partners. Projects and pricing structures can be tailored to match your goals and your budget.

Advanced Viticulture's principal viticulturist is Mark Greenspan, Ph.D.
 
Mark has over two decades of viticultural experience. His background includes a Masters degree in Horticulture/Viticulture and a Doctorate in Agricultural Engineering, both from the University of California, Davis. He is one of very few private practitioners who have been elected as an honorary member of Gamma Sigma Delta, the Agricultural Honor Society.
 
He is regarded as one of the worlds leading experts in winegrape irrigation and has written scientific and trade journal articles on the subject. In addition to his command of grapevine irrigation practices, he has extensive experience in vineyard mineral nutrition, crop load management, vineyard uniformity, grape maturation, weather, climate and viticultural technologies. Mark holds certifications from the American Society of Agronomy as Certified Professional Agronomist (CPAg) and Certified Crop Advisor (CCA). He is also a licensed pest control advisor (PCA) in California (#131135).
 
With a background in electronics engineering, coupled with mastery in viticulture, Mark is uniquely equipped to support the implementation of technology in the vineyard and does so through numerous corporate partnerships.
 
He has frequently delivered presentations on numerous topics to his colleagues in the wine industry at venues ranging from small classrooms and vineyard tailgate meetings to large industry-wide symposia.
 
Mark is a regular contributor to wine industry publications, including Practical Winery and Vineyard andWine Business Monthly. He has been contributing a monthly column on viticulture for Wine Business Monthly since 2005.

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Dr. Mark Greenspan mark@advancedvit.com 707-838-3805

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Advanced Viticulture, Inc. 930 Shiloh Road, Bldg. 44, Suite E, Windsor CA United States of America 95492

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