Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Fan pruning a neglected grape vine, 4 by LeahAstonished

LeahAstonished wrote:
My housemate purchased this property a couple months ago. There is an arched trellis in the backyard with two grape vines growing on it (see photos). I don\'t think it was pruned last year. My goal is to prune it in such a way that the trellis is attractively covered with leaves, I am not that concerned about fruit production.

I have no experience with vines so I did some quick internet research and this is the information I am working off so far:
- For an attractive look on a trellis I should do fan pruning
- To promote good growth I should prune these back to 2-4\' tall

Does this sound right? Can anyone give me some more detailed advice? If someone was able to mark on the photos where to prune that would be really awesome.

Thanks!

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