This discussion is a follow up with our last blog on the 2017 maturation What is the situation end of september? A general disorder in sugar …
Sluggish ripening dynamics: who is the culprit in 2017 in Northern California?
Tag: TerraClima
Bioclimatic indices of the ripening period (1): The Huglin index
The amount of sunshine: critical criteria for grapes ripening There are a few important indices you want to look at closely when it comes to …
Effects of temperature on grapevine growth
The concept of growing degree days (GDD) Vineyards are particularly sensitive to climate and especially temperature. That is why phenological vine data has been used …
Optimizing cluster microclimate through canopy manipulation
Temperature management has a direct impact on fruit quality. According to Bonada et al. (2015), high temperature may affect the degree to which water deficit …
How do climate and irrigation affect wine tannin?
In a previous post, we talked about what scientists have learned recently about tannin structure and activity. Tannin is one of the key determinants of wine …
Characterize microclimates in the vineyard
The Jan-Feb issue of Vineyard & Winery Management provided an interesting discussion of a familiar, yet hard-to-quantify concept in the wine industry: terroir. The article …