The Tendone system is an overhead training method where vines are trained upward along wooden frames or trees, allowing workers to pass underneath.

The Tendone system is an overhead training method where vines are trained upward along wooden frames or trees, allowing workers to pass underneath.

• A. An overhead training system in which vines are trained upward and overhead along wooden frames or trees, enabling workers to pass underneath.
• B. A system where vines are trained downward along the ground.
• C. A system used only for table grapes.
• D. A low trellis system with no overhead growth.

Answer: (A)

Tendone is an overhead canopy training system. Vines are trained upward along tall wooden frames or living supports to form an overhead canopy, so workers can walk beneath the vine row for pruning and harvesting. This key feature—growth above head height that creates a passable space underneath—distinguishes it from systems where vines grow downward or along a low trellis, and from methods claimed to be limited to table grapes. In hot climates, the shaded canopy can also protect fruit and improve worker comfort, which is why this method is associated with traditional Mediterranean vineyards and is used for various grape types, not just table grapes.

Tendone is an overhead canopy training system. Vines are trained upward along tall wooden frames or living supports to form an overhead canopy, so workers can walk beneath the vine row for pruning and harvesting. This key feature—growth above head height that creates a passable space underneath—distinguishes it from systems where vines grow downward or along a low trellis, and from methods claimed to be limited to table grapes. In hot climates, the shaded canopy can also protect fruit and improve worker comfort, which is why this method is associated with traditional Mediterranean vineyards and is used for various grape types, not just table grapes.