Ah, yeah I didn't realize you want rid of the pines.
Pollard them and you get
fence posts at best.
I've used layering in black berries to great effect,and I would be surprised if it didn't work on grape vines.
I wonder if breaking or scraping the vine at the point of burial would help encourage rooting?
With the blackberries I just put buried a section in a
bucket like you did, or even easier, pinned it to the ground with a brick.
I don't know jack about actual vineyards,but I would orient plantings for maximum sun AND good ventilation.
I literally hacked my vines into producing fruit instead of just leaves, becoming more ruthless over time.
Now if I can just overcome the black rot without spraying, I'll be happy.
The ventilation is apparently important for combating black rot.
Careful with the vigor of grape vines,mine have overgrown
bindweed, blackberries,Hardy kiwi, you name it.