Wine entrepreneurs from the Casablanca Valley and the Government face the effects of climate change together by developing a Clean Production Agreement through which they seek to improve the productive management and environmental performance of companies.
Mendoza works on initiatives to address global warming
Climate change represents an urgent problem at a global level exerting its influence in all areas of humanity. The wine industry and the wine tourism sectors are no exception.
The analysis of specialists becomes essential for decision making. In this sense, we talked to Luis Coita Civit, agronomist working on several wine projects in Mendoza, to carry out an analysis of this matter, its impact on viticulture and the initiatives tending to cushion the impacts in Mendoza.
Wine production in Valpolicella (Verona) and climate change – Strategies to reduce the impact
Climate change has been impacting significantly grape and wine production in Valpolicella, particularly in relationship to the increase of seasonal temperatures.
Adelaide, South Australia – Viticulture adaptation to global warming
According to Cosmos Magazine, South Australia is the driest state on the driest inhabited continent on the planet. Contrary to its arid reputation, South Australia is also renowned as the food bowl of Australia. Its highly productive parcels of land, situated primarily within a hundred-kilometres radius of the southern coastline and the Riverland region, yield a bountiful harvest of fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, and other irrigated crops. Additionally, South Australia boasts 18 world-class wine regions, each with unique landscapes and climatic conditions, offering an extraordinary variety of wines.
The Impact of Climate Change on Swiss Wine
The research race is on, in Switzerland as elsewhere, to clarify how abiotic factors affect plants’ phenology: we’re scrambling to learn precisely what happens to grapevines during their growing seasons when climate change causes interlinked problems due to shifts in temperature, water, solar radiation, and atmospheric CO2 concentration(1).
Climate Change in Rioja: Its Impact and How to Mitigate It
Climate Change in Rioja. Some people still doubt that our planet is getting warmer, but growers and winemakers in Rioja aren’t among them.
Climate change focus for Hawke’s Bay wine
As evidenced by the disastrous impact from the recent Cyclone Gabrielle, Hawke’s Bay (including it’s wine growing community) is seeing significant impacts from increased weather variability. A severe drought in 2020 followed by difficult (particularly wet) growing seasons through 2022 and 2023 have brought discussions on climate change further to the forefront.
Climate Change in Bordeaux, the good, the bad and the hopeful
The hot, dry 2022 summer with its dangerously close forest fires brought climate change into sharp focus for Bordeaux. However, in the recent primeur tastings, the majority of 2022 wines showed extremely well, with even some wine makers expressing surprise (and definitely relief) over quality.
Future wine – a culture in transition
Frequent weather extremes such as late frosts, hot spells, extreme drought and heavy rain are increasingly endangering winegrowing. What does future winegrowing in Rheinhessen look like?
Porto is paving the way for Smart Cities best practices
Porto has been at the forefront of developing and implementing strategies that can respond to the needs and demands of residents and visitors, offering smarter urban development.
South Australia’s Electric Vehicle Network
The Government of South Australia is leading the charge towards a greener future with a ground-breaking initiative that will transform the state’s transport and tourism landscape.
WINETECH Innovation in South Africa
Winetech believes that ideas must be turned into value and that the scientific based research and development we support forms the foundation for wine industry innovation. The process of innovation itself requires operational readiness, strategic foresight and a sound ecosystem for success.