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Looks like grape vines that haven't been pruned and maybe to shady.If you begin to care for them, they might take off for you next year. Learn about possible spray regimens for Concord grapes as well.

There is no particular reason to think that Vineyard personnel in Chile and Argentina have any degree of fluidity in English. Even if some do, the others won't understand any thing. Better to do your translating ahead of time.

I see what and why you are doing. But.. somehow things look to wet and your setting yourself up for damping off disease. Somehow you need to apply a mildewcide.

I understand. That was my point, there is no downside, it won't hurt and might help. Not particularly expensive. I use serenade at this time of year as well.

Actinovate is not expensive. You wouldn't have much to lose experimenting with it. I spray it from time to time.

Roucaneuf. http://ediblelandscaping.com/products/vines/Grapes/RoucaneufFrenchHybridGrapeSV12309.php

Where are you located? Depending on your geography, it might not be a problem.

What varieties are you growing and what is your zone? What is your snow cover and winter temps?

Your not confusing tendrils with shoots? he shoots look short, but everything looks great, nice color. The tomatoes look healthy too.

I checked this one out recently. It has a four star rating and good reviews. I think it would be a time saver. I use a Solo 4 gallon with a brass wand and brass tip...

Wood chips four to six inches deep as a mulch is a miracle product.

Baco Noir, Cabernet Franc, Chancellor, Chelois, DeChaunac, Dornfelder, Dunkelfelder, Portugieser,Trollinger, Heroldrebe, and Domina are all possibilities to look at. Take a little time and research some lesser known varieties. I'm not addressing this at you, but there is a lot of snobbery in the...

Try spraying with a dilution of potassium metabisulphate. It might dry up what you are looking at. But isn't black rot endemic at this point?

Regarding Phylloxera, if you don't have a heavy infestation, as you notice it, pull the leaves and dispose in a plastic bag. If you stay on top of it you should be able to manage it and maybe eliminate it. To control it with insecticides is much more costly and difficult, I have read. I think...

I ran across this video yesterday showing how to graft green to green. It has English subtitles.

Here is grafting green on green.

Grafting dormant scions onto green wood. Subtitles in English.

Here is a grape grafting technique I ran across today. Air layering is generally very easy to do, either using plastic bottles, or burying part of the vine. ....The vine, however, does not unite as readily as pear and apple would when grafted. To ensure success, grape vines must be grafted under...

Regarding the following quote associated with Shelburne Vineyard. As for Verona, it isn't my personal preference...susceptible to Phomopsis, large leaves, big berries, thin skinned that may be prone to cracking/splitting, late to ripen." I visited the Shelburne Vineyard website and noted that...

Yes I mean prune the pencil-sized vines off at the point they become thinner than a pencil. But really you wont gain much. If you prune to 2 or 3 buds back to the ground you get explosive growth in year two, and they soon catch up. The otherwise refers to the possibility you wont develop pencil...