Cropsy Facts · Issue #1 · November 2026

Marlborough vineyards: pruning and bud counts on cane-pruned blocks

Free figures from 12,297,254 vine scans by Cropsy, on cane-pruned blocks in Marlborough.

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Figures from the report

Blocks scanned by Cropsy in Marlborough · all varieties · cane-pruned

Vines pruned to target, Winter 2026

  • 94.3% at 2 canes
  • 88.1% at 3 canes
  • 80.8% at 4 canes

Vines one short of target, Winter 2026

  • 9.7% at 3 canes
  • 13.8% at 4 canes

Buds per cane, same blocks

  • 10.7 Winter 2025
  • 12.0 Winter 2026

The three sub-regions: Sauvignon Blanc

Sub-region Pruned to target at 4 canes, % of vines Pruned to target at 3 canes, % of vines Buds per cane at 4 canes Buds per cane at 3 canes
Wairau Valley 79.6% 87.0% 11.8 11.7
Southern Valleys 74.3% 91.5% 11.3 11.6
Awatere & South 83.0% 93.2% 12.8 12.4

Sauvignon Blanc · cane-pruned · 4-cane target · Winter 2026

Sauvignon Blanc · cane-pruned · 3-cane target · Winter 2026

What is in the report

Pruning to target

Cane targets across the sub-regions, pruned to target by cane target and by variety, vines one short and two or more short, and Sauvignon Blanc by sub-region.

Buds and canes

Buds per cane by sub-region, by cane target and by variety, the same blocks across winters, and buds per hectare.

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