Maule in Chile is a historic wine region with a great history over hundreds of years in which different vine training methods can come in and out of fashion, from bush vines to the more common VSP training. In this video with Bouchon Family Wines winemaker Christian Sepulveda, Amanda Barnes interviews him about the different training methods that they have for grapes including País and Cabernet Sauvignon, and the benefits and challenges of each.
They also look at a completely wild training system… the natural occurrence of their ‘Pais Salvaje’ vineyard, where Pais vines grow wild around the trees in the river creek.
Watch this video to see how Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP), bush vines and wild vines are all within metres of each other!
Bush vines, VSP and Pais salvaje: All three systems explained by winemaker Christian Sepúlveda
