Chapter 5 is about decisions that lock in outcomes.For the exam, focus on why site, soil and planting choices matter long-term — many cannot be easily corrected once vines are planted.

Think in cause-and-effect terms: how site selection, soil preparation, grape variety, clone, rootstock and vine age shape yield, cost, risk and wine style over decades, not just the first harvest.

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