Viticulture Research Guide

First, identify the key terms in your research topic or question: Are organic pest management practices effective?

Then, brainstorm synonyms for the keywords or phrases that can be used in a search engine:

Research tips

• Only use words that add value to the search (don't type in full phrases or questions that include words like "are" or "the") 
• “Truncating” words can help expand your search. Placing an asterisk at the end of the root of the word:  vine* will find vineyard + vine + their plural forms
• Multi-word concepts, such as “biodynamic viticulture”, need quotation marks to search the words as one phrase
• You can use three words called Boolean Operators to improve your search: AND, OR, NOT

Try using this keyword string in a search:

grape* OR wine* OR vine*

and use any of these keywords on the next line of an advanced search:

terroir, soil, climate, trellis*, technique*, viticultur*, pest*, disease*

Add a country name or region on the third line of an advanced search to further narrow your results.

Try any of these subject headings in a subject keyword search:

Grapes--Varieties.

Wine and wine making.

Viticulture.