New World: Viticulture

A common difference is in planting distances, or vine density, with a particularly marked contrast between the 1 m by 1 m (3 ft by 3 ft) high-density planting of the médoc and the 3.7 m by 2.5 m (12 ft by 8 ft) planting pattern that was long common in California and Australia. But no difference is absolute or constant. In some parts of the Old World, there is a trend towards wider spacings for reasons of economy, while some growers in the New World have been planting more densely, sometimes to an extreme extent, in a search for higher quality. posts characterize New World vineyards rather than the stakes of the Old World.