Removing unwanted twigs and shoots.

In springtime, the suckers or “water shoots” are removed, as are the unwanted twigs and shoots in the middle of the vine among the foliage.

Hand thinning lets the air circulate around the clusters, simplifies the next winter’s pruning work and reduces the risk of contamination by plant diseases such as esca and eutypiosis.

he vines can be thinned out by hand, mechanically or using chemicals.