Viticulture
Ancient Varieties from the Côtes de Gascogne
Sarragachies vineyard, owned by the Pédebernade family, is the oldest in France
Anthony J. Hawkins' Winegrape Glossary
Includes many American hybrid varieties
Biodynamic wines
Cheese, Wine, Food, Gardening, Book Reviews
Boisset Almanac & Biodynamic Calendar
36 pages detailing the 24 periods of the lunar-solar calendar, the grapevine's natural year, weeds, and companion plants.
Chenin Blanc Academy
Promotion of the knowledge about the grape chenin blanc around the world
Cornell-Geneva Grapevine Breeding and Genetics Program
Information on grape varieties and resources for growers and researchers
ECOCERT
Organic certification body, primarily for food but also cosmetics, detergents, perfumes, and textiles.
Fortified Wines Profile
Foundation Plant Services Grapevine Registry
Excellent resource. Includes grape variety lectures.
French Institute of Vine and Wine
IFV conducts studies concerning plant selection, wine-growing, wine-making and commercialization. Good information about molecular ampelography, vine disease, biodiversity, organic viticulture, and bio protection.
French National Institute for Agricultural Research
INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) has registered 2 black (Artaban, Vidoc) and 2 white (Floréal, Voltis) grapes resistant to downy and powdery mildew in the national list of authorized wine grape varieties resulting from its ResDur initiative.
French Network of Grapevine Conservatories
Search for grape variety information by very detailed criteria
Geoscience Concepts
Geologic time, Rocks and Minerals, Plate Techtonics
Grape Genomics Portal
Information about grapevine genomics (all the genetic material in an organism) -- as opposed to genetics (study of individual genes) -- from the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology.
Grapevine Training Systems
Growth and Development of Grapevines under Various Pruning and Training Systems
Greek Vitis Database
GVD provides free access to six databases about Greek cultivars of Vitis vinifera:
an information database;
a nuclear single sequence repeats (nSSR) microsatellite profiles database;
a chloroplast microsatellite (cpSSR) database;
a combined nSSR – cpSSR profiles database (combination of the previous 2 databases);
an ampelographic database (descriptive database of the ampelographic characteristics of 270 cultivars.);
and a rootstock database which provides nSSR profiles of Vitis species and hybrids used as rootstocks.
Influence of Grapevine Training Systems on Vine Growth and Fruit Compositon
Marco Simonit... The Sultan of Sap
"This is the biggest problem in the world of viticulture—finding space.”
Michael Striem, Ph.D.
Spreadsheet of grape hybrids by percent of Vitis species.
National Grape Research Alliance
Nice links to other wine and grape industry resources
Ohio State University CFAES Resources
Grape Diseases, Grape Insects, Pruning
Pl@nt Grape Cepages
Catalogues of vines, rootstocks, and clones grown in France, with photos
Pl@ntGrape
Catalogue of grapevines, rootstocks, and clones, including pictures of clusters and leaves. Also provides an Ampelographic glossary.
Pruning, Training, and Canopy Grape Management
https://mnhardy.umn.edu/sites/mnhardy.umn.edu/files/pruning_training_and_grape_canapy_management.pdf
Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Provides research-based publications, educational programs, certifications, and science policy initiatives to foster the transfer of knowledge and practices to sustain global soils.
Soils
Flashcards from A (Alluvial soil) to V (Volcanic ash)
Swiss Vitis Microsatellite Database
SVMD is a standardised database of microsatellite genotypes of virtually all grape cultivars, rootstocks or wild grapevines that grow in Switzerland.
U.S. National Plant Germplasm System
Terminology: https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/fort-collins-co/center-for-agricultural-resources-research/paagrpru/docs/plants/pages/nlgrp-faq/#Q4
Wine Grapes ordered by Species & Country of Origin: https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/davis-ca/natl-clonal-germplasm-rep-tree-fruit-nut-crops-grapes/docs/wine-grape-inventory/main/
Vineyard soils
Tom Stevenson discusses the impact of soil on grape vines and defines related terminology
Vintage Report
Excellent blog from Fruition Sciences (https://fruitionsciences.com/)
Which Varieties are Grown Where?
Database and ebook of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety
eViticulture
Articles and webinars about all aspects of viticulture, an educational resource provided by the Grape Community of Practice (GCoP). Questions submitted to "Ask the Expert" will be responded to quickly via email.
eXtension.org Grape resources
Vineyard management, Viticulture Research and Videos