Climate change is and will continue to have a significant influence on global ecosystems, including grape growing. What makes predicting the effects of climate change difficult is that it is not going to affect every region the same way. For…
With global climate change, it is predicted that some parts of the world will experience longer and more severe droughts, as well as more intense weather events. This is disconcerting for those in agriculture, including viticulture, as it will force…
by Becca • • Comments Off on Going Whichever Way the Wind Blows: The Effect of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) on Cava Quality
Is it possible to predict the quality of a wine, for example Cava (Spanish sparkling wine) just by using meteorological data? Could you predict if a particular Cava would be good quality or poor quality just by knowing certain atmospheric…
Boiling it down to extremely simplified terms, the goal of the wine grape grower is to raise healthy grapes to optimal ripeness, in order to achieve a sense of balance or “completeness” in the wine made from them. Traditionally, sugar…