The Guyot dry pruning is carried out starting from late November, maintaining a number of 8-9 buds per vine. From May, with disbudding 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, a light thinning of the grapes is carried out to distribute the vine's production better on the closest shoots to the vine trunk and to avoid cluster crowding (the main cause of gray mold attack in humid years); thinning the clusters, which promotes better grape ripening, allows for a greater concentration of sugar and aromatic substances as well as better product health.
For over 15 years, we have practiced cover cropping in the vineyards to create a more balanced vine canopy-root system and to safeguard beneficial insects in the vineyard; for the same reason, we use low-impact pesticides and avoid the use of herbicides.