The Great Wine Capitals Global Network has unveiled an exciting initiative, the GWC International Research Grant, designed to enhance excellence and innovation in wine tourism research while addressing industry needs. The project will award two grants, each worth €7,500, to applicants who present outstanding academic research with significant practical implications in the field of wine tourism in the GWC regions.
Mendoza works on initiatives to address global warming
Climate change represents an urgent problem at a global level exerting its influence in all areas of humanity. The wine industry and the wine tourism sectors are no exception.
The analysis of specialists becomes essential for decision making. In this sense, we talked to Luis Coita Civit, agronomist working on several wine projects in Mendoza, to carry out an analysis of this matter, its impact on viticulture and the initiatives tending to cushion the impacts in Mendoza.
Wine production in Valpolicella (Verona) and climate change – Strategies to reduce the impact
Climate change has been impacting significantly grape and wine production in Valpolicella, particularly in relationship to the increase of seasonal temperatures.
Bordeaux Fête le Vin 2023 : Enjoy, share, savour and be amazed !
The leading wine-tourism festival – Bordeaux Fête le Vin – is back from 22 to 25 June on the quays of the Garonne, with a preview in restaurants and cultural venues across the Bordeaux metropolitan area from 15 June. Hosted every year, this popular event focuses on promoting the Bordeaux destination through its wines, including organic and responsible productions, its local and artisanal products and its heritage. On the programme: wine, music, culture and sailboats!
Adelaide, South Australia – Viticulture adaptation to global warming
According to Cosmos Magazine, South Australia is the driest state on the driest inhabited continent on the planet. Contrary to its arid reputation, South Australia is also renowned as the food bowl of Australia. Its highly productive parcels of land, situated primarily within a hundred-kilometres radius of the southern coastline and the Riverland region, yield a bountiful harvest of fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, and other irrigated crops. Additionally, South Australia boasts 18 world-class wine regions, each with unique landscapes and climatic conditions, offering an extraordinary variety of wines.
Wine Future 2023: Addressing Challenges, Inspiring Solutions
The Wine Future event, scheduled for November 7th to 9th, 2023, promises to be an enlightening and transformative experience for wine industry professionals and enthusiasts alike. This prestigious conference, held in Coimbra, Portugal, brings together renowned experts, speakers, and influencers to explore the challenges and opportunities facing the wine industry in the modern world.
Excellent vintage for the Caves Ouvertes Vaudoises 2023
Over 80,000 visitors flocked to taste the latest vintages from the 250 winegrowers for the 13th edition of the Caves Ouvertes Vaudoises. The Office des Vins Vaudois is delighted with the success of this year’s event, with ticket sales exceeding those of pre-Covid years.
The Impact of Climate Change on Swiss Wine
The research race is on, in Switzerland as elsewhere, to clarify how abiotic factors affect plants’ phenology: we’re scrambling to learn precisely what happens to grapevines during their growing seasons when climate change causes interlinked problems due to shifts in temperature, water, solar radiation, and atmospheric CO2 concentration(1).
Climate Change in Rioja: Its Impact and How to Mitigate It
Climate Change in Rioja. Some people still doubt that our planet is getting warmer, but growers and winemakers in Rioja aren’t among them.
Climate change focus for Hawke’s Bay wine
As evidenced by the disastrous impact from the recent Cyclone Gabrielle, Hawke’s Bay (including it’s wine growing community) is seeing significant impacts from increased weather variability. A severe drought in 2020 followed by difficult (particularly wet) growing seasons through 2022 and 2023 have brought discussions on climate change further to the forefront.
Climate Change in Bordeaux, the good, the bad and the hopeful
The hot, dry 2022 summer with its dangerously close forest fires brought climate change into sharp focus for Bordeaux. However, in the recent primeur tastings, the majority of 2022 wines showed extremely well, with even some wine makers expressing surprise (and definitely relief) over quality.
Future wine – a culture in transition
Frequent weather extremes such as late frosts, hot spells, extreme drought and heavy rain are increasingly endangering winegrowing. What does future winegrowing in Rheinhessen look like?