Vines and wines: Art of growing healthy grapes

An image of the Sauvignon Blanc grape variety planted in Kenya. Grapes bear fruits twice every year [Gardy Chacha, Standard]

'Fine wine is made in the vineyard' is a common quote among the wine industry and grape farmers. Although winemakers take all the credit for fine wine, the fact remains that the best fruits are responsible for good wine and all great wine producers fully understand this. The development and management of a vineyard is not hard to achieve; grapevines will grow just about anywhere and, once established, are actually quite difficult to kill. All the same, to produce a grape with the potential to make a fine wine requires a specific set of skills, knowledge and financial ability. In the case of fine wine, what you put in is what you get.

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