Vineyards are often on hillsides and on soil that would be marginal for other plantings. Some of the best wines come from extremely stony soil on quite steep hills, conditions which would make most other agricultural products uneconomic. A stereotypical ideal vineyard site for wine grapes is a hillside in a dry climate (to reduce the incidence of disease), with southern exposure (for maximum ability to ripen grapes), good drainage (to reduce water uptake into the berries), and poor fertility (to force the vine to put all its energy into the fruit rather than foliage).
vineyard, land on which cultivation of the grape : known as viticulture : takes place.
While the primary purpose of vineyards throughout history has been the production of grapes for wine, many vines, largely in the New World, are cultivated for eating grapes, grape juice, and dried grapes, or raisins.
Grape vines can be transplanted from established vineyards, or propagated from cuttings of new growth with two or three buds.
In fact, one of the distinct characteristics of the Vineyard Movement is that 35% of the Vineyards' congregations have been "adopted" from another denomination or group.
Vineyard music is viewed as intimate and worship-oriented; the lyrics are often intended as a form of prayer or direct personal communication with God.
Vineyard leaders claim that adverse beliefs concerning the "baptism of the Holy Spirit" are what distance them from both Pentecostalists and charismatics.
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