In this episode, Dr. Patty Skinkis talks with Dr. Thibaut Verdenal of Agroscope Research Station in Switzerland about how vineyard management practices—from canopy size and crop load to cover cropping and rootstock choice—shape vine nutrient status and wine quality. Drawing on decades of applied research, Thibaut explains why YAN is often the most important predictor of wine quality, how environmental conditions can overshadow management practices, and why integrated nutrient management should be viewed over multiple seasons. Podcast transcript is available at http://beav.es/5GD.

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Learn more about this project and featured speaker:

• Hi-Res Vineyard Nutrition Project
• Agroscope Research Centre in Pully.
• Thibaut Verdenal's published research.

Related podcast episodes:

• Season 1, Episode 11 | Vineyard to Winery – Looking Beyond YAN (Amanda Stewart)
• Season 2, Episode 9 | Does Vineyard Nutrition Impact Wine Sensory? (Megan Mershon)
• Season 2, Episode 10 | Tracing Nitrogen from Vine to Berry (Pierre Davadant)
• Season 3, Episode 3 | Interesting and Unexpected Wine Outcomes from Nutrient Trials (Jim Harbertson)
• Season 3, Episode 10 | Unlocking Healthy Vines with Practical Nutrition Strategies

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This podcast was funded through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative Coordinated Agricultural Projects (CAP) grant. Project Award Number: 2020-51181-32159. The continued efforts of the podcast are funded by the Viticulture Extension Program at Oregon State University.

Audio mixed by John Adams.