Guyot + Spurred Cordon Vine Pruner Course

In this first chapter we analyze the behavior and the main physiological characteristics of the vine.
Then, through a virtual trip to some of the most important vineyards in the world, we retrace the history and evolution of viticulture: from the free and three-dimensional architectures of the past, we come to analyze the modern vertical shoot positioning systems.

In this chapter we understand why a vine is pruned, and the consequences of pruning wounds in the perennial structures of the plant.
We then analyze the two pruning systems, spur pruning and cane pruning, taking into consideration the two most representative training systems: the Guyot and the Spurred cordon.

In this chapter we analyze the structure of a Guyot-trained plant, and then go on to describe how man traditionally prunes it, using the two main cutting techniques: the repositioning cut and the crown head.

By analyzing numerous cross sections of vines, we are going to study the consequences of pruning wounds caused by the techniques of the repositioning cut and the crown head and what these entail within the structure of the Guyot-trained plants.

Then we focus on the resulting trunk diseases and the premature deterioration of modern vineyards.

In this chapter we are going to discover the four fundamental principles on which the SIMONIT & SIRCH METHOD is based: controlled branching, continuity of the sap flow, crown cuts and spare wood.

Through the analysis of the longitudinal sections, we understand the consequences of pruning on the perennial structures of the Guyot-trained plant, with the aim of having healthy and long-living vineyards.

In this chapter we see how a spurred cordon plant is structured and how man traditionally pruned it, analyzing the two main cutting techniques: the repositioning cut and the crown head.

In this chapter we study the consequences of pruning wounds caused by the techniques of the repositioning cut and the crown head and what these entail within the structure of plants trained as spurred cordon.

Analyzing numerous cross sections, we then focus on the resulting trunk diseases and the causes of the premature deterioration of modern vineyards.

In this chapter we discover the four fundamental principles on which the SIMONIT&SIRCH METHOD is based: controlled branching, continuity of the sap flow, crown cuts and spare wood.
Through the analysis of the cross sections, we understand the consequences of pruning on the perennial structures of the spurred-cordon trained plant, with the ultimate aim of having healthy and long-living vineyards.

This module encompasses pruning Guyot-trained vines with Marco Simonit, applying the principles of the SIMONIT&SIRCH METHOD.

This module encompasses shoot thinning on Guyot-trained vines with Marco Simonit, applying the principles of the  SIMONIT&SIRCH METHOD.

This module encompasses pruning Spurred Cordon-trained vines with Marco Simonit, applying the principles of the SIMONIT&SIRCH METHOD.

This module encompasses shoot thinning on Spurred Cordon-trained vines with Marco Simonit, applying the principles of the SIMONIT&SIRCH METHOD.