Closing the loop: vineyard and winery biomass for sustainable weed control
Increasing regulatory restrictions on herbicide use and growing interest in sustainable viticulture are driving the search for alternative weed management strategies.
Assessing the influence of pedoclimatic conditions and intra-varietal variability on vine performance in mediterranean viticulture
The concept of terroir, understood as the interaction between environment, genotype and vineyard management, defines vine balance and grape quality.
VINIRRIG: A new e-learning teaching vineyard irrigation from theory to practice
More and more vineyards across Europe are adopting irrigation, alongside rainfall, to ensure crop sustainability in the context of climate change.
Genetic diversity of newly recovered marginal grapevine germplasm from Southern Italy for a sustainable viticulture
A study was carried out to investigate the genetic diversity of 120 grapevine samples collected from marginal areas in the Apulia region, using simple sequence repeats (SSRs) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers generated by genotyping by sequencing (GBS).
Management of soil cover plants impacted the composition of Cabernet-Sauvignon grapes and red wines in a temperate climate
Several practices can be applied to vineyards to ensure good healthy for soil and grapevines, adequate yield and fruit quality, among them the use of cover crops.
MYB30 and MYB14 form a repressor-activator module with WRKY8 that controls stilbene biosynthesis in grapevine under UV radiation
When exposed to pathogen infection or UV radiation, grapevine (Vitis vinifera) plants rapidly accumulate the stilbenoid resveratrol (Res) with concomitant increase of stilbene synthase (STS), the key enzyme in stilbene biosynthesis.
A literature review on the leaf-to-fruit ratio in viticulture and its adaptation in the context of global warming
The most notable effects of global warming on grapevine response include an earlier phenological timeline, increased sugar concentration in grapes, and decreased acidity.
A conceptual model relating soil temperature and water to support decision in Mediterranean vineyards
Sustainability and climate together with wine oversupply, are major challenges faced by the wine industry.
The investigation of the ecological role of Peniophora lycii in grapevine disease development
Peniophora lycii (Höhnel and Litschauer 1907) is a white-rot, wood-decaying basidiomycete in the family Peniophoraceae (order Russales).
Exploring plant responses through the integration of genomics and metabolomics for precision viticulture: A 3-year study on the effects of shading nets on grapevines performance and productivity
Grapevine is one of the most world widespread fruit crops and is a valuable source for studying adaptive responses to environmental stress.
Application of Balanced Entropy Index as a predictor of soil hydraulic properties in vineyard soils of Jumilla (SE Spain)
In recent decades the Mediterranean Basin has been experiencing a sustained increase in temperatures and an irregularity in the distribution of rainfall that increases the probability of the occurrence of periods of intense drought.
Rootstock-dependent response of amino acid and anthocyanin composition in grenache grapes to elevated temperature
Adaptation of viticulture to future climate scenarios includes the exploration of grapevine (Vitis spp.) rootstock varieties.
Influence of genetic, ontogenetic, and climatic factors on pressure-volume curve traits of grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.): A quantitative synthesis
Understanding how grapevines respond to water stress is crucial for adapting viticulture to increasingly variable climatic conditions (Chaves et al., 2010).
Impact of Agrivoltaics on berry ripening: preliminary results for the white cv. Encruzado
Mediterranean viticulture faces increasing risks from extreme heat and drought due to climate change, often leading to unbalanced grape composition and accelerated ripening. Agrivoltaic systems (AV),
Rainout shelters as a tool to simulate climate change impacts on the vineyard ecosystem
Drought can impact grapevine physiology, yield, berry composition and wine quality, as extensively demonstrated in controlled experiments (Flor et al., 2025; Hewitt et al., 2023).
Telomere length as a genomic biomarker of well-being in grapevines: current progress in a multi-year study on Aglianico under varying water conditions
Telomere length is emerging as a fast, sensitive, and cost-effective genomic biomarker for assessing stress exposure and physiological status in plants.
Elevated CO2 accelerates berry ripening only in high vigor rootstocks
One of the key impacts of climate change in plants is the increase in atmospheric CO2. In vineyards (Vitis vinifera), elevated CO2 may alter phenology, yields and wine grape quality.
Water and physiological effects of deficit irrigation, based on the ETo, in a Tempranillo vineyard cultivated with alternate vegetation cover in the Duero valley
Vineyard management in a context of climate warming and environmental sustainability requires an assessment of the use of water resources, as grapevine needs clearly depend on rainfall patterns, particularly in spring.
Could tracking photovoltaic panels shading mitigate worst climate change effect on grape composition? Example of Merlot vineyard located in the Bordeaux winegrowing area
Climate change is a challenge for viticulture today and tomorrow, particularly due to the increases in temperature and potential water stress to which vines are subjected.
Shared socioeconomic pathways of key viticultural indicators in the Douro Region
Climate change is poised to substantially alter viticulture in traditional wine regions, including the Douro winemaking region (DWR) of northern Portugal.