If you can't bear to cut the whole thing off and wait for it to sucker, as Lon describes, take one of those great long canes out at the ends of the arms; bend it down and bury part of it in the ground right next to the old trunk,...
Thanks for the replies - both of you!
You're right, I can't bear to cut the whole thing off, though I'll keep
that in mind. And although this would work, too, it's pretty much
starting over with a new grapevine (although I'd get the use of the
current one in the meantime).
I imagine that I've been leaving too many buds
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