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2009 Vineyard Survey
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Welcome to the 2009 Vineyard Survey.
A summary of the results will be published
in the November issue of Wine Business Monthly.
Filling out the survey requires about 10 minutes. Individual responses will not
be made public. In order for your response to be counted, please make sure you click
on the submit button at the end of the survey.
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email:
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company:
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| 1) |
What type of business is your company? |
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winery (or winery & grower)
grower
other:
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What is your job function? (check as many as appropriate)
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Which county or region best describes your location?
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a. Please indicate annual case production.
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0/NA
Under 1,000
1,000 - 2,499
2,500 - 4,999
5,000 - 9,999
10,000 - 24,999
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25,000 - 49,999
50,000 - 99,999
100,000 - 249,999
250,000 - 499,999
500,000 - 999,999
1,000,000 and over
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b. Please indicate vineyard acres owned.
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0
1 - 24
25 - 49
50 - 199
200 - 500
over 500
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How much did your 2008 harvest yield differ from what you were expecting? |
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Shortfall
Average - about what we expected
Overage
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What percent of your contracts are:
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% Long Term (3-7 yrs)
% Short Term (1-2 yrs)
No Contracts
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a. Are you planting any grapes this year?
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No
Yes
If yes,
how many acres?
Which varietal(s)?
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b. Are you replanting any grapes this year?
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No
Yes
If yes,
how many acres?
Which varietal(s)?
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c. Are you grafting over this year?
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No
Yes
If yes,
how many acres?
Which varietal(s)?
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What is the primary source of water for your winery and/or vineyard?
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Well (subsurface water)
Pump from lake or stream (surface water)
Municipal
Irrigation district
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Do you dry farm any portion of your vineyards?
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No
Yes
If yes, on what percentage of your acres?
%
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What type of frost protection system do you use in your vineyard?
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None
Wind Machines/fans (horizontal)
Vertical fans (such as Shur Farms)
Overhead sprinklers
Pulsator/microsprinklers
Heaters
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Please rate the following objective measures in terms of importance in determining when you pick?
(1 = not important; 5 = very important)
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MECHANIZATION: Which aspects of your vineyard operation have you mechanized?
(% of your acres where you use machines)
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Are you using GIS systems (Geographic Information Systems) such as SIS that measure soil data such as texture, compaction, moisture content, available water holding capacity, chemical properties, and vine vigor?
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No
Yes
If yes, on what percentage of your acres? %
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Do you use some type of Evapo Transpiration (ET) system to determine how much to irrigate your vineyard?
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No
Yes
If yes, on what percentage of your acres? %
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Are you using a weather station or other vineyard monitoring sytem in your vineyard?
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No
Yes
If yes, what brand are you using?
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Please indicate what, if any, initiatives your vineyard is taking to become more "green". (select all that apply)
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None
Sustainable or organic farming or purchasing grapes that were sustainably or organically farmed.
Solar Panels
Green marketing/messaging
Calculating your carbon footprint
Alternative packaging
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