Definition: Rank

Vines are generally planted in rows, with the plants aligned at varying distances apart, depending on local traditions and the progressive constraints of mechanisation. Depending on the pruning method, the vines are trained using the goblet method (shoots gathered around a stake), the cordon method (shoots trained inside double wires stretched from one end of the row to the other), the high method (training the vine high to keep the shoots away from the ground and reduce the risk of spring frosts, humidity, etc.), and to facilitate manual, but above all mechanised, harvesting.