Spurred Cordon Paso Robles Pruning School
Spurred Cordon Paso Robles Pruning School
January 15-16 2025
Vine Pruner Advanced - Spurred Cordon Paso Robles Pruning School Location: Clos Soléne, 2040 Niderer Rd, Paso Robles, CA 93446 Training system: Spurred Cordon Winter session: January 15-16, 2025 Spring session online class: the link to the spring session will be emailed 10 days before the effective day of the online class. The Simonit&Sirch Pruning School Pack includes:- Online Courses Spurred Cordon Vine Pruner and Spurred Cordon Vine Pruner Advanced Guyot;
- Pruning Practice: 2 days of pruning practice in the vineyard during the winter and an online class for the shoot thinning and suckering.
Pruning Practice
After having independently consulted the Vine Pruner and Vine Pruner Advanced online theoretical courses, during the in-vineyard practice sessions Simonit&Sirch tutors will guide you in the application of pruning techniques to safeguard the health, longevity and sustainability of your vines and your vineyard. The Pruning Practice gives the chance to the students to apply what they watched on the Online Courses, Vine Pruner and Vine Pruner Advanced, and work, hands on the plant to understand and apply the Simonit&Sirch Pruning Method in the vineyards together with a Technician of the Simonit&Sirch International Team.Winter Session
Time | 1st day | 2nd day |
8:30 | Meeting and Call for Participants | Meeting and Call for Participants |
9:00 AM - 12.30 PM | Theoretical Lesson on Principles of the Simonit&Sirch Pruning Methodology | Practical exercise in the vineyards |
12:30 PM | Lunch | Lunch |
1:30 PM | Practical exercise in the vineyards | Practical exercise in the vineyards |
4:30 PM | End of the day | End of the Pruning Practice |
Spring Session
The Spring Session will be done through an Online Class, the duration will be 2 hours, this time can change according to the amount of Q&A during the class. The link to the Spring Session will be emailed 10 days before the effective day of the Online Class.How to participate
You can purchase the Pruning School Pack (online course + the practical session) or just the Practical Practice. Enrolment in only the Pruning Practice is only possible for those already enrolled in the Vine Pruner + Vine Pruner Advanced online courses of the corresponding breeding form.