vendredi 22 novembre 2019

Clone selection of the vines


Clone selection of the vines: this recent technique, created in the early 60s, consists in obtaining clones thanks to cuttings (vegetative propagation, without genetic manipulation), i.e. all the same vines, stemming from one and only vine stock chosen for its qualities. The wine grower who chooses to plant his plots with vines stemming from clone selection will get more regular yields and quality of the crop along th years, and the yields will be better. His champagnes might loose a bit of complexity and density.