Using the Guyot system > replacement-cane pruned with VSP Many winemakers returned to this method also Poussard-Guyot = softer method > maintains same sap route from one year to the next with pruning wounds and seeks only on upper part of the cordon > reduced number of pruning wounds cuts down Esca and other trunk diseases skilled vineyard workers needed Some vines pruned using Cordon training systems, including Cordon de Royat > limits vigour > limits yields but high proportion of old wood > can harbour disease