Vineyard wire and coated wire
Wire does three different jobs in a vineyard and they are often bought as one: the structural wire that carries tension, the coated wire that holds a shoot without bruising it, and the tie that fixes a cane to the wire.
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Vineyard trellis wire
2.0–2.7 mm · 700–850 MPa · 350 g/m² zinc
Plastic coated wire
20 / 30 / 50 / 100 m lengths
PE coated wire
Soft coating, gentle on stems
TPR coated wire
Rubber-like, bends by hand
Paper twist ties, pre-cut
16 cm · 1,000 pcs per bundle · plastic-free
Paper tie wire, coil
250 / 500 m rolls · 3–5 mm
PVC tie tube
3 / 4 / 5 mm · cut on site
Buying guide: The structural wire carries the row
Wire does three different jobs in a vineyard and they are often bought as one: the structural wire that carries tension, the coated wire that holds a shoot without bruising it, and the tie that fixes a cane to the wire. They are not interchangeable, and specifying the wrong one is how a trellis starts sagging in year four.
Our galvanized foliage wire is the load-bearing line: 2.0 mm, 2.2 mm, 2.5 mm and 2.7 mm, with 700 to 850 MPa tensile strength, a 350 g per square metre zinc coating and elongation at 10 percent or less. Low elongation is the number that matters on a long row, because a wire that stretches is a wire that needs retensioning every season.
Thicker is not automatically better. The right diameter follows the span between posts and the tension you intend to run, and going up a size adds weight and cost to every metre of the row without adding holding power where the posts cannot take it.
Coated wire protects the shoot
Where the wire touches green growth, a coating does the work. Plastic coated wire is supplied in 20 m, 30 m, 50 m and 100 m lengths with other options on request. PE and TPR coatings give a soft, rubber-like surface that bends and twists by hand and is gentle on stems, vines and branches rather than cutting into them.
Paper coated tie wire is the plastic-free option: 16 cm lengths, 1,000 pieces per bundle, with a paper coating and no added glue. The coiled paper version runs 250 m or 500 m per roll at 3 mm, 4 mm or 5 mm, so it can be cut to length in the field instead of carried out in fixed pieces.
For a stem that needs support without a wire at all, soft PVC tube in 3 mm, 4 mm or 5 mm holds the vine upright without cutting into the bark, and can be cut to any length on site.
Length, packing and the freight you actually pay
Coated wire is bulky before it is heavy, so the coil or roll format decides the container bill as much as the wire price does. Tell us the length per roll and the packing you want, and we quote the two together: a longer roll is fewer pieces to handle but a heavier lift, and the right answer depends on how your customer stores it.
Paper and PVC products ship as rolls at roughly one kilogram each, which keeps cartons square and stackable. Plastic coated wire is quoted by length with packing to your specification.
Common questions
Which wire diameter should we use?
It follows the span between posts and the tension you plan to run, not the vine. Our range runs from 2.0 mm to 2.7 mm at 700 to 850 MPa; send the row layout and we will tell you which one we would specify.
What does the zinc coating weight mean in practice?
It is the mass of zinc per square metre of surface, and it is what decides how long the wire lasts before the steel starts to corrode. Ours is 350 g per square metre; ask any supplier for the figure in writing, because a coating claim without a number cannot be checked.
Is paper coated wire as strong as plastic coated?
They do different jobs. Paper coated tie wire is for tying canes and shoots, not for carrying row tension. Use galvanized foliage wire for structure and coated wire for contact with green growth.
Can coated wire be supplied in custom lengths?
Yes. Plastic coated wire is standard at 20, 30, 50 and 100 m with other lengths on request, and paper coil is supplied at 250 m or 500 m per roll.
Does the coating contain plastic?
The paper coated range is plastic-free and made with no added glue. Plastic coated, PE, TPR and PVC products are polymer-based by definition, so choose according to whether the requirement is biodegradability or abrasion resistance.