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VINEYARD Assists with Planting Decisions Vineyard Suitability Model By Ted Rieger, senior feature editor New Terra Spase tool identifies and assesses vineyard sites A computer-based modeling system to identify suitable locations for vineyards has been developed by Terra Spase of St. Helena, Calif. The Terra Spase Vineyard Suitability (TSVS) model incorporates soil, climate and topographic data, and generates graph- ics and maps that identify and delineate locations with a corresponding vineyard suitability index. Clear Lake AVA - Chardonnay Suitability Index The Terra Spase Vineyard Suitability Model rates vineyards on a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being the most suitable. 48 VINEYARD & WINERY MANAGEMENT JULY - AUG 2012 WWW.VWM-ONLINE.COM