Influence of climate on grape production and wine quality in the Rías Baixas, north-western Spain

Lorenzo, Nieves; Taboada, J. J.; Lorenzo, Jose; Ramos, Alexandre M.

doi:10.1007/s10113-012-0387-1

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“…The majority of the years with the greatest temperature and greater water deficits were found to occur in the last decade. The average increase in temperatures (about 0.03°C per year for the last 30 years) as well as the changes observed in the bioclimatic indexes (WI and HI) in some locations are in agreement with observations in other viticultural areas of Spain (Ramos et al 2008;Lorenzo et al 2013) and in other regions around the world (Duchêne and Schneider 2005;Jones and Goodrich 2008;Makra et al 2009;Santos et al 2012;Schultze et al 2014, among others). The variability in the climate during this period gave rise to clear differences in phenology within the area and also between years.…”

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Spatial and temporal variability of cv. Tempranillo phenology and grape quality within the Ribera del Duero DO (Spain) and relationships with climate

2015

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The aim of this work was to analyze spatial phenology and grape quality variability related to the climatic characteristics within the Ribera del Duero Designation of Origin (DO). Twenty plots planted with cv. Tempranillo and distributed within the DO were analyzed for phenology from 2004 to 2013. Grape quality parameters at ripening (berry weight, sugar content, acidity and pH, and anthocyanins) were analyzed in 26 plots for the period 2003-2013. The relationships between phenology and grape parameters with different climatic variables were confirmed with a multivariate analysis. On average, bud break was April 27(th), bloom June 17(th), and veraison August 12th. However, phenology during the time period showed high variability, with differences between years of up to 21 days for a phenology stage. The earliest dates were observed in dry years (2005, 2006, and to a lesser degree in 2009) while the later phenology dates occurred in the wettest year of the period (2008). High correlations were found between veraison date and temperature variables as well as with precipitation-evapotranspiration recorded during the bloom-veraison period. These effects tended to be higher in the central part of the DO. Grape quality parameters also showed high variability among the dry and the wet years, and the influence of extreme temperatures on color development as well as the effect of available water on acidity were observed.

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Spatial and temporal variability of cv. Tempranillo phenology and grape quality within the Ribera del Duero DO (Spain) and relationships with climate

2015

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“…These findings could be explained by the influence of insolation on photosynthetic activity, fruit development (Calò et al, 1996) and berry anthocyanin accumulation (Smart, 1985;Keller & Hrazdina, 1998;Van Leeuwen et al, 2004). Lorenzo et al (2012) also reported that the Rías Baixas coastal region, one of the most productive viticultural regions in Spain, lies below an altitude of 300 m and has an Atlantic climate, with a mean annual temperature of about 15°C and an annual rainfall of about 1 600 mm. Montes et al (2012) reported that the Casablanca Valley in Chile, near the eastern edge of the Maipo, Cachapoal and Maule Valleys -the highest zones near the Andes, is classified as temperate according to the HI (HI 1988).…”

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“…For example, Lorenzo et al (2012) stated that low temperatures in August and September prevent grapes from reaching the optimal level of maturation, and Mehmel and Van Heerden (2010) reported that late-ripening grape cultivars planted in cool climates will not reach optimal maturity. These findings could be explained by the influence of insolation on photosynthetic activity, fruit development (Calò et al, 1996) and berry anthocyanin accumulation (Smart, 1985;Keller & Hrazdina, 1998;Van Leeuwen et al, 2004).…”

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Phenology and Ripening of Vitis vinifera L. and Vitis labrusca L. Varieties in the Maritime Climate of Samsun in Turkey’s Black Sea Region

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2016

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“…Such changes could lead to future growing conditions being more favorable for alternative varieties to those that are currently grown. Several European studies have also highlighted how increases in HI will lead to some viticulture regions no longer being viable for premium wine production (Seguin 2005;Stock et al 2005) and a shift in varieties for other regions (Fraga et al 2013;Lorenzo et al 2013;Moral et al 2016).…”

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An Analysis of Regional Climate Simulations for Western Australia’s Wine Regions—Model Evaluation and Future Climate Projections

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Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

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The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model is evaluated as a regional climate model for the simulation of climate indices that are relevant to viticulture in Western Australia's wine regions at a 5-km resolution under current and future climate. WRF is driven with ERA-Interim reanalysis for the current climate and three global climate models (GCMs) for both current and future climate. The focus of the analysis is on a selection of climate indices that are commonly used in climate-viticulture research. Simulations of current climate are evaluated against an observational dataset to quantify model errors over the 1981-2010 period. Changes to the indices under future climate based on the SRES A2 emissions scenario are then assessed through an analysis of future (2030-59) minus present climate. Results show that when WRF is driven with ERA-Interim there is generally good agreement with observations for all of the indices although there is a noticeable negative bias for the simulation of precipitation. The results for the GCMforced simulations were less consistent. Namely, while the GCM-forced simulations performed reasonably well for the temperature indices, all simulations performed inconsistently for the precipitation index. Climate projections showed significant warming for both of the temperature indices and indicated potential risks to Western Australia's wine growing regions under future climate, particularly in the north. There was disagreement between simulations with regard to the projections of the precipitation indices and hence greater uncertainty as to how these will be characterized under future climate.

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Influence of climate on grape production and wine quality in the Rías Baixas, north-western Spain

Cited by 77 publications

References 28 publications

Spatial and temporal variability of cv. Tempranillo phenology and grape quality within the Ribera del Duero DO (Spain) and relationships with climate

Spatial and temporal variability of cv. Tempranillo phenology and grape quality within the Ribera del Duero DO (Spain) and relationships with climate

Phenology and Ripening of Vitis vinifera L. and Vitis labrusca L. Varieties in the Maritime Climate of Samsun in Turkey’s Black Sea Region

An Analysis of Regional Climate Simulations for Western Australia’s Wine Regions—Model Evaluation and Future Climate Projections

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