Lewis Brown Trellis Trial 1992-1993

Trellis design and canopy management have been major research topics in viticulture during the last ten\ud years. The article by Dave Adelsheim in the first edition of the "Oregon Winegrowers Guide" and the\ud presentations of Shaulis, Smart, Carboneau, Intrerari and Koblet at the 1984 Cool Climate Symposium\ud in Eugene were particularly influential in bringing this subject to the attention of winegrape growers in\ud Oregon. These presentations came just before a major expansion in Oregon winegrape plantings. Many\ud of the vineyards established in Oregon during the early 1980s were planted with the expectation that\ud improvements in trellis design had the potential of both increasing both wine grape quality and\ud production. Canopy management research work at Oregon State University began in 1984 to test the\ud potential of these production systems in Oregon