We decided early in our vineyard planning that we would adopt the Old World style of planting.  This entails a much higher density per square foot.  Our vines rows are spaced seven feet apart and each vine is planted five feet apart.  In vineyard lingo, this is called 7 x 5 spacing - pretty simple, huh.  This density results in 1200 vines per acre versus the more common 900 vines per acre found in most vineyards with an 8 x 5 and 9 x 5 spacing.

   The biggest issue of narrow rows is that EVERYTHING needs to be narrow.  Our tractor, sprayers, cultivators and wagons all need to fit in these very tight rows.  It add a little complication to buy equipment, but anything is achievable with another time and patience.