Hands-on strategic and practical learning workshops to achieve consistent fruit quality and healthy soils.

The growing and harvest season in 2024 was a challenge for most winegrowers in the UK. The cool and wet conditions put pressure on vineyard teams across the country.

Unexpected and variable weather conditions will continue to challenge winegrowers as our climate changes. 

The season raised questions about how to keep vines healthy and producing quality fruit no matter the weather conditions.

Vinescapes has two new workshops designed to guide viticulturists, vineyard managers and technicians on the options to adapt or adopt practices for continuous improvement and consistent vineyard performance.

Each workshop will explore the opportunities for fine-tuning vineyard tactics such as spray regimes, canopy management and resource allocations to gain efficiencies and prepare effectively for rain or sunshine.

This includes detailed discussions about regenerative techniques and new technologies, which can either support a transition to sustainable winegrowing or a full transformation of wine production strategies.

Led by experienced viticulturists Joel Jorgensen and Cameron Roucher, these small group workshops provide a journey through the theory followed by practical instruction and demonstrations in the vineyard. 

Cameron pointed out how challenging years like 2024, provide a perfect moment to reflect on practices and revise particular methods to achieve better outcomes.

“This ultimately means creating systems and processes to deliver reliable fruit quality each and every season. 

“When we have good seasons, it’s easy to reapply the same formula to our vineyard practices year-on-year.

“A year like 2024 demonstrates how our practices need to be both economically and environmentally sustainable. 

“In these workshops we will identify what we can do to prepare the soil and vines for variable conditions and discuss potential strategies to fine-tune the economic performance of each vineyard site.”

The goal of these workshops is to build greater consistency, confidence and capability across the UK wine industry, fundamentally delivering quality outcomes, which benefits all UK producers.

In addition to the new productivity and regenerative viticulture workshops, Vinescapes will also run pruning workshops in December and January for those with both beginner and intermediate pruning skills.

Discount bundles are available and WineGB members can also access a special discounted ticket per workshop. Each workshop includes lunch and morning tea.

You can find out more about each workshop and book your tickets online at www.vinescapes.com/training.

Productivity and Performance: Strategic winegrowing for all seasons

June 2025

1x workshop in Bristol

1x workshop in Sussex

Preparing for variable growing conditions can prove challenging for any vineyard team. This workshop presents strategies for you to fine-tune and adapt techniques for immediate forecasts and disease pressures, while also building long-term vine health and resilience.

Gain insight into data-monitoring, tech solutions and other options for achieving improved performance, vineyard efficiencies and consistent fruit quality.

Transition to Regenerative Soil Systems: Building resilience and vineyard health

August 2025

1x workshop in Surrey

1x workshop in Somerset

If you are looking to adopt some regenerative techniques or transition your vineyard away from conventional methods,  this workshop provides both theoretical and practical instruction about the strategies and tactics of regenerative soil management – reaching beyond the fundamentals into the biological systems of our vineyards.

Introduction to Pruning

December 2025

1x workshop in Hampshire

1x workshop in Essex

Learn to make the most effective choices for when and how to manage the gentle pruning of grapevines ready for budburst and the growing season ahead.

Enjoy a morning of theory-based learning before you apply what you have learned with a hands-on practical session in the vineyard.

Pruning for Performance

January 2026

Venues and dates
to be announced.

Take your base skills and elevate your understanding of how strategic considerations can improve the performance of your vines.

Over this full day of theory and practical instruction you will discover how to develop the vine architecture for improved fruit quality.