Climate change will impose increasingly warm and dry conditions on vineyards. Wine
quality and yield are strongly influenced by climatic conditions and depend on complex …

Temperature, water, solar radiation, and atmospheric CO2 concentration are the main
abiotic factors that are changing in the course of global warming. These abiotic factors …

A “terroir” is a cultivated ecosystem in which the vine interacts with the soil and the climate.
The soil influences vine development and grape ripening through soil temperature, water …

Aim: Major effects of climate change are an increase in temperature, a modification in rainfall
patterns and an increase in incoming radiations, in particular UV-Bs. Grapevines are highly …

Viticulture is facing emerging challenges not only because of the effect of climate change on
yield and composition of grapes, but also of a social demand for environmental‐friendly …

Stomatal regulation of leaf gas exchange with the atmosphere is a key process in plant
adaptation to the environment, particularly in semi-arid regions with high atmospheric …

Grafting is a traditional horticultural technique that makes use of plant wound healing
mechanisms to join two different genotypes together to form one plant. In many agricultural …

Compressed vintages, high alcohol and low wine acidity are but a few repercussions of
climate change effects on Australian viticulture. While warm and cool growing regions may …

The necessity to adapt to climate change is even stronger for grapevine than for other crops,
because grape berry composition—a key determinant of fruit and wine quality, typicity and …

Grapes are a widely cultivated and economically important crop. Climate change is
increasing the focus and investment on the development of more drought resistant varieties …