Grape Vine Grafting
Pete Anderson will cover a description of the processes involved in grafting grape vines, from collecting the graft material to post graft care. He will give a live demonstration of two different methods.
Pete Anderson has 17 years of wine-growing experience in the San Diego area beginning in 1997 when he decided to plant grape vines on land next to his home and became part of the winemaking team at Witch Creek Winery. He took classes in viticulture and enology at U.C. Davis and also developed his winemaking skills locally at MiraCosta College under the direction of Lum Eisenman. He was an Associate Faculty member at MiraCosta College where he taught Vineyard Development and Management in their Horticulture Department. He also developed and conducted a viticulture seminar program at CSU San Marcos.
His specialty is viteitaIiane, and for the past 15 years he’s been involved on an Italian Vine Project with internationally acclaimed wine grower Camilo Magoni, who was the winemaker at L.A. Cetto Winery in Baja California for 49 years and now oversees Casa Magoni winery and Magoni Agricola where they are growing some 40 different Italian varieties. Pete is the Vice President for Winegrowing at Witch Creek Winery in Carlsbad and provides vineyard consultation services in his spare time. He is also a Garagiste winemaker making some 10–12 wines in his garage in Carlsbad including Limoncello.
Limited to 18 participants.