Oct 1, 2020 | Ancient zoning in the world (T2010), IVES Conference Series, Terroir 2010
The study of the interaction between vineyards and the environment to establish the grapevines in the appropriate places has been applied in wine science for 5000 years. Advances in the field of the zoning have not been uniform in time, and have occupied a preferential place in the contributions of Roman writers of the 1st Century AC, the contemplations of Tokay (1700) and Porto (1756) and works of the second half of the 20th century. Zoning practices today integrate multidisciplinary methodologies (viticulture, enology, soils, climatology, cartography, statistics, computer science) and require further development for future application.
Oct 1, 2020 | IVES Conference Series, Terroir 2012, Terroir enhancement
Environmental awareness is globally rising among scientific community, politicians and general public. Biodiversity conservation is becoming a concern for farmers
Oct 1, 2020 | IVES Conference Series, Terroir 2012, Terroir enhancement
IVES 9 2020 Conventions and methods towards landscape quality: an application in the Douro (Portugal) Abstract Vineyards are one of the most recognizable icons of the Mediterranean landscapes and of its cultural identity. In Portugal, in the areas where...
Oct 1, 2020 | IVES Conference Series, Terroir 2012, Terroir enhancement
While most brands belong to individual enterprises, some brands belong to groups of enterprises based in a single territory. This conceptual paper examines the characteristics
Oct 1, 2020 | IVES Conference Series, Terroir 2012, Terroir enhancement
If one considers as “physical or sensory attributes” of a wine its concentrations of alcohol and of other substances, it can be stated that another class of attributes exists