Growing directly from the vine’s trunk, each surviving cane is left with a spur (a stub left by a cut cane) at its base, which will eventually become the next year’s designated cane. Appellation laws ...

Push a 1.8m (6ft) cane behind the vine. Cut the vine back to leave three healthy buds, which are below the bottom wire of your support system. Tie the stump to the cane and secure the cane to the ...