Abstract
The following articles provide an introduction to sustainable and organic grape growing. Sustainable agriculture is a broadly defined goal and many organic growing practices can be used to fulfill this goal, but the two terms are not synonymous. Management techniques used in these systems differ from conventional methods in their emphasis on diversity in the vineyard ecosystem to encourage beneficial insects, soil improvement through regular additions of organic matter, and greatly reducing or eliminating agrochemical use. Sustainable grape growing requires a systems approach which takes into account the effects of farming practices both within the vineyard and in the surrounding ecosystem.
- Received January 1992.
- Copyright 1992 by the American Society for Enology and Viticulture