Dry pruning with Guyot begins in December, maintaining a number of 7-8 buds per vine. From May, with leaf thinning and shoot thinning, excess shoots are removed and the main ones are tied; these are basic operations to maintain a good vegetative and productive balance of the plant, especially in the case of young vineyards. At the beginning of August, after veraison, the first thinning of the grapes is carried out to better distribute the vine's production on the shoots closest to the trunk and to avoid cluster crowding (the main cause of gray mold attack in wet years); a second thinning of the grapes, done at the beginning of September, promotes better grape ripening, allowing for a higher concentration of sugars and phenolic compounds, reduced acidity, and better overall grape health.
For over 20 years, we have practiced cover cropping in the vineyards to create a more balanced canopy-root ratio of the vine and to safeguard beneficial insects in the vineyard; for the same reason, low-impact pesticides are used, and the use of chemical herbicides is avoided.
Grape harvest is manual, in 18 kg crates.