Canopy Management refers to the viticultural process of how the shoots, leaves and clusters are manipulated to meet production goals. More specifically, the objectives of canopy management are to produce an efficient canopy for grape production, while managing the environmental conditions of the vine to maximize the potential yield and wine quality. There are many techniques used in canopy management, with a few listed below.

• Training system selection - Selecting the proper training system, one that is matched to the growing conditions, varietal, and vine vigor can provide tremendous variation in quality of the fruit.
• Leaf pulling - By exposing the fruiting zone to both air flow and sunlight, the clusters have a better chance of ripening and less likely to be affected by diseases/molds.
• summer pruning or topping - Cutting the shoots off the top of the training System can help control of excess vegetation as well as excess shading.
• Shoot thinning or suckering - Removing extraneous shoots will keep the focus of the plants growing energies on the shoots/canes designated for fruiting.
• Vigor diversion - with some more vigorous varieties, it may make sense to keep an additional cane which are allowed to grow early in the season, but are cut back in mid summer.