RAMONA VALLEY VINEYARD ASSOCIATION Viticulture Resources Used and Recommended by Carolyn Harris
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BOOKS
Vineyard Simple – Ted Powers
Wine Grape Varieties in California (UC ANR Publication)
General Viticulture – A.J. Winkler, et. al.
Sunlight into Wine – Richard Smart
Grape Pest Management (UC ANR Publication)
The Home Winemakers Manual – Lum Eisenman
www.winebook.webs.com
UC Davis Bookstore – Viticulture and Enology [sort by "most popular']
http://bookstore.ucdavis.edu/Category.cfm?CatID=43&SortBy=Sales+DESC
Practical Winery & Vineyard Magazine Bookstore
http://www.practicalwinery.com/bookshelf.htm
University of California – Agriculture & Natural Resources – ANR Catalog [search for "vineyards"]
http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/
MAGAZINES
Practical Winery & Vineyard http://www.practicalwinery.com/
Wines and Vines http://www.winesandvines.com/
Wine Business Monthly http://winebusiness.com/
Vineyard & Winery Management http://www.vwm-online.com
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VIDEOS
2 DVDs (Winter and Summer) showing vineyard practices by Sonoma County small vineyard manager Steve Smith
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search-alias=dvd&field-keywords=Vine%20Guy%20Productions
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ORGANIZATIONS
Ramona Valley Vineyard Association www.rvva.org or
http://www.ramonavalleyvineyards.org/
RVVA Email Group http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/ramonavineyards/
San Diego County Amateur Winemaking Society http://www.sdaws.org/
San Diego County Farm Bureau http://www.sdfarmbureau.org/
California Association of Winegrape Growers http://www.cawg.org/
Wine Institute http://www.wineinstitute.org/ American Society for Enology and Viticulture http://www.asev.org/
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REGULATORS
Pesticide Operator’s Permit – San Diego County Department of Agriculture/Weights and Measures
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/awm/pesticide_regulation.html
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SUPPLIES
Trellis Equipment (end posts, vertical line posts, wire, wire vises), bamboo poles, grow tubes, and bird netting
Jim’s Supply – Bakersfield, CA http://www.jimssupply.com/
Clip-its (for bird netting or vine training)
Midwest Vineyard Supply – Decatur, IL www.midwestvineyardsupply.com
Irrigation Equipment, Fertilizers and Pesticides
Grangetto’s – (RVVA Account discount available to RVVA members)
Escondido, CA - 1105 W. Mission Ave. - (760) 745-4671
http://www.grangettos.com/
Ag Supply
Escondido, CA - 1435 Simpson Way - (760) 737-2442
http://www.agsupply.com/
Grape Vine Nurseries
ngr.ucdavis.edu
Nova Vine http://www.novavine.com/
Duarte http://www.duartenursery.com/
Vintage http://www.vintagenurseries.com/
Sunridge http://www.sunridgenurseries.com/
California Grapevine Nursery www.californiagrapevine.com
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SERVICES
Water Well Drilling and Pump Installation
Stehly Brothers Drilling
13268 McNally Road, Valley Center, CA 92082
760-742-3668 phone; 760-742-4564 fax
Tractor Services (backhoe, boulder removal, field preparation, tree services, etc.)
Chris Claxton - Ramona CA 760-445-1690
Laboratories – Soil, Water, Plant Tissue Testing
A&L Western Agricultural Laboratories http://www.al-labs-west.com/agriculture.htm
California Growers Laboratory http://www.cagrowlab.com/services.htm
Fruit Growers Laboratory http://www.fglinc.com/
JM Lord http://www.jmlordinc.com/
Pests and Diseases - San Diego County
Pat Nolan – Supervising Plant Pathologist, Nematologist
Pat.Nolan@sdcounty.ca.gov