Vineyard management starts with the project objective, not with a list of field operations.
Vineyard configuration and management decisions connected to site potential and the product objective.
Every decision in the vineyard — from establishment and variety selection to load management and harvest timing — must be connected to the wine style being pursued and the economic reality of the business.
CORE works with both established vineyards and new plantation projects. We assess the existing or planned configuration, identify the gap relative to the target wine profile, and establish the necessary technical decisions: from variety structure to seasonal intervention plans.
We do not assess the vineyard in isolation. We align what already exists — or what is being established — with winemaking requirements and the commercial objective of the project.
When this area becomes critical.
Situations where vineyard practices need reassessment relative to site potential and wine style objectives.
Vineyard decisions disconnected from the wine objective
Vineyards are established or managed by generic routine, without direct alignment between viticultural configuration, variety choices, and the target wine style.
Insufficient ripeness monitoring
Harvest timing is decided empirically, without adequate ripeness data or correlation with the winemaking protocol.
Reactive phytosanitary management
Treatments are applied reactively, without a preventive plan adapted to the specific soil, variety and climate conditions of the vineyard.
What we evaluate.
Vineyard condition and viticultural management factors critical to project decisions.
Vineyard configuration and condition
- Existing or planned vineyard configuration
- Grape variety selection and distribution
- Vine age and health
- Training system and vegetative balance
- General phytosanitary status
Management and planning
- Work and intervention programme
- Crop load and vegetative balance
- Treatment protocol
- Ripeness monitoring
- Harvest planning
Where we intervene.
Action areas calibrated to vineyard stage and target wine style.
Vineyard audit and configuration assessment
Systematic evaluation of an existing vineyard or new establishment project: analyzing alignment between varieties, vine condition, and the wine objective.
Establishment assistance and configuration
Technical support for new vineyard decisions: grape variety selection and viticultural configuration aligned with the target wine style.
Vineyard management plan
Structured work and treatment programme tailored to vineyard stage, crop load, and the product profile.
Monitoring and harvest decisions
In-field tracking of ripeness, determining harvest windows, and direct correlation with the winemaking protocol.
What the intervention delivers.
Assessment reports, seasonal management plans and documented technical protocols.
Vineyard audit report
Structured document assessing vineyard condition, technical gap analysis, and configuration or adaptation recommendations.
Seasonal management plan
Work plan by operation, timing and resources, adapted to the product objective.
Treatment protocol
Documented phytosanitary plan, adapted to the specific conditions of the vineyard.
No decision stands alone.
Every choice in vineyard directly or indirectly influences adjacent stages in the wine business system.
In real projects.
Concrete examples from the CORE Advisory portfolio where this competency was applied in practice.
New Winery Development
Development of a new winery project starting from an existing vineyard, covering viticultural assessment, target wine style definition, winery technological process-flow configuration, and preparation for the first winemaking season.
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