There are a variety of forms of education and types of winter cut. Standard in the trellis is the one-rod cut. Except for a suitable all rods of the previous year are removed (red paper cut in the diagram). In the rare minimum cut, the rods are shortened at a certain height and the structure largely preserved (green paper cut).

The last year's fruit trotter was separated (in the foreground picture). A long fruit rod and a short cone were left at the head of the vine. During later fermentation, the long tail is tied in an arc in the trellis (in the background).

After the standard cut, the only remaining rod (red) is bent in the operation of the device in the lower part of the wire frame and fastened (red symbols hands). From its few buds sprinkled in the spring usually uniform fruit rods at the base of which form the grapes.

On the shortened last year's rods drive the future fruit rods from a comparatively higher number of Knopsen. The strength of their growth and the grape variety are different. Naturally, the vine places the vegetative heavyweight on the upper area.

The Experimental Vineyard is lined on both sides by fallow land. The exchange of flora and fauna in the border area is positive. In the immediate vicinity, however, a strip of vegetation must be released. Otherwise, the competition for light, water and nutrients for the vine culture would be too large and the line ventilation restricted.

A drywall, as here at the foot of the Experimental Vineyard, is beautiful to look at and a special biotope. Unpretentious succulent plants, for example the fat hen, especially loves this location. Heat-loving animals, such as lizards, and many species of insects, such as the earth bee, find there ideal living conditions.

On vineyards in steep slopes are sometimes extensive embankments. Dry-loving grasses and flowering shrubs settle there. However, some care is essential and the growth must be curtailed from time to time.

At the foot of a vineyard row, a young oak wants to establish itself. In the first years this is an enrichment and management compatible. However, a larger tree is out of place right in the vineyard.

The dense foliage wall in the Experimental Vineyard shaded the streets and allowed grasses and herbs to grow slowly on the ground. Thus, the vine retained the upper hand in the competition for water and nutrients. The vegetation did not have to be fought or mowed. Even a tillage that is problematic on the steep slope because of the risk of soil erosion, was not necessary.

is a self-thinning within the young racemes during and after the flowering period, when the fruiting of the later berries dry out more or less and fall out. Factors are the weather conditions during flowering and natural processes of self-regulation by the vine.

The Riesling was higher in the Experimental Vineyard because of the higher fruit set than in the standard vineyard.

The extent of the trickle affects the panicle shape of the grape.

Left a young grape from the standard, right from the experiment vineyard. In loose grape vine the berries have little contact and disease infestation can not easily skip from one to another. This inhibits the spread of disease in the vineyard.

Individual berries within the grapevine were damaged by disease infestation, sunburn or hail. They dry and fall out. In the Experimental Vineyard, in a loose grape structure, infections are naturally defused in many cases.