Historically, flood irrigation was the most common method used, whereby large amounts of water are allowed to run across flat vineyard lands. While this method may have been an unwittingly preventive measure against the advance of phylloxera, it does not provide much control for the vineyard manager to limit yields and increase potential quality in the wine grapes.[1] Subsequently, a method of furrow irrigation was developed whereby water is funneled into furrow channels that the vines are planted in.