Sensory Evaluation of Pinot noir Wines Subjected to Crop Reductions During the Growing Season

Cluster thinning, a method of crop load reduction, is anecdotally considered to improve the sensory and chemical aspects of wines through the manipulation of vine source-sink relations.This management technique is used widely across various regions and cultivars.Studies examining cluster thinning have historically varied greatly as a function of region and cultivar.Additionally, the majority of cluster thinning research has primarily been done in the warmer growing regions of California's North Coast where production focuses on Cabernet Sauvignon.