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Mr. Armor and his son Daniel, who recently finished construction on his own home on the farm for his wife and two children, take care of the vineyard with help from family. Daniel’s sister Adrian, who lives in Los Angeles, came with a friend in tow to help with the harvest last week. Mrs. Armor says, “We have three generations here.” And it’s ob- , vious that she enjoys her role as grandmother.
The Armors planted their four acres of grapevines three years ago, so this year was their first substantial harvest. Mr. Armor said, “We are using the latest technology of grape management.” With help from Dr. Tony Wolf, the State Viniculturalist, the Armors are using the divided canopy system of growing the vines. With this system, the top shoots are guided along two sepa41
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“I have had so
much help from so
many people.”
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rate sections of wire. “This double system gives you more sun, because you have two rows of grapes,” said Mr. Armor.
According to Mr. Armor, because the grapes receive more sun and air flow from! the divided canopy, the incidence of fungus is reduced. He said that in Virginia fungus is much more of a problem for grapes than insects.
Dr. Wolf said that about 30 percent of the vineyards in Virginia use
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