OVERVIEW
HOW WE WORK IT
Our vineyard in Ban Sahakorn 1 grows Shiraz and Chenin Blanc on trellised vines, planted in 2023. We prune twice a year to steer the vines through a hot, wet climate, and keep a vine-by-vine register of their health.
STEP I
GROW
In a tropical climate, with problems and fixes recorded season by season.
STEP II
PROCESS
In a tropical climate, with problems and fixes recorded season by season.
STEP III
MAKE
In a tropical climate, with problems and fixes recorded season by season.
STEP IV
PACKAGE & PRICE
In a tropical climate, with problems and fixes recorded season by season.
STEP V
SELL
In a tropical climate, with problems and fixes recorded season by season.
THE HANDBOOK
Vol 1, Tropical Viticulture
Practical handbooks written from our own records, including what worked, what failed and what each step is worth. Published in Thai and English, and revised after every season.
VOL. 1
TROPICAL VITICULTURE
การปลูกองุ่นเขตร้อน
Coming soon
VOL. 2
CACAO & CHOCOLATE
โกโก้ และช็อกโกแลต
Coming soon
VOL. 3
COFFEE
กาแฟ
Coming soon
VOL. 4
TEA
ชา
Coming soon
VOL. 5
CURED
MEATS
เน ื้อแปรรูป
Coming soon
VOL. 6
CHEESE
ชีส
Coming soon
VOL. 7
ICE CREAM & YOGURT
ไอศกรีมและโยเกิร์ต
Coming soon
Our handbooks are for learning. You are welcome to use their methods on your own farm. Please credit the Skugga Mae On Agricultural Learning Center when you quote or share them.
IN THE FIELD
THE CHALLENGE
WHAT YOU CAN LEARN
- Variety and rootstock choice for the tropics
- Double pruning
- Spray timing in the rainy season
- Drip irrigation
- Soil testing and record keeping
With no winter, vines don't rest, and the rains bring downy mildew. We use two pruning cycles each year (April and October), protect the vines before infection rather than after, and manage drainage on heavy clay.
THE VALUE LADDER
Our estate wine is still in development. The ladder runs from vine cutting, to grapes, to wine, and each step needs its own skills and licences. We will publish our own figures once we have harvest data.
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