Elaborate trellis: The arms of the trellis fold vertically during harvest

摘要

Initially, it was the trellis concept— not the biodynamic farming aspect—that was the sticking point as the den Hoeds considered involvement in Randall Graham's wine grape project. Bill den Hoed said that in their desolate corner of the Horse Heaven Hills appellation, labor availability would be a major issue in a vineyard only picked by hand. Mechanical harvesting would have to be an option for any trellis style.