Vinecology: pairing wine with nature

Viers, Joshua H.; Williams, John; Nicholas, Kimberly A.; Barbosa, Olga; Kotze, Inge; Spence, Liz; Webb, Leanne; Merenlender, Adina M.; Reynolds, Mark

doi:10.1111/conl.12011

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“…Participants are examining new management practices to reduce the environmental footprint of vineyards. Continued development and adoption of similar programs that emphasize climate change adaptation for wine production (e.g., the Vinecology initiative, and the Wine, Climate Change and Biodiversity Program in Chile) will jointly benefit the industry, consumers, and conservation (43).…”

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Climate change, wine, and conservation

Lee

Roehrdanz

Ikegami

et al. 2013

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Climate change is expected to impact ecosystems directly, such as through shifting climatic controls on species ranges, and indirectly, for example through changes in human land use that may result in habitat loss. Shifting patterns of agricultural production in response to climate change have received little attention as a potential impact pathway for ecosystems. Wine grape production provides a good test case for measuring indirect impacts mediated by changes in agriculture, because viticulture is sensitive to climate and is concentrated in Mediterranean climate regions that are global biodiversity hotspots. Here we demonstrate that, on a global scale, the impacts of climate change on viticultural suitability are substantial, leading to possible conservation conflicts in land use and freshwater ecosystems. Area suitable for viticulture decreases 25% to 73% in major wine producing regions by 2050 in the higher RCP 8.5 concentration pathway and 19% to 62% in the lower RCP 4.5. Climate change may cause establishment of vineyards at higher elevations that will increase impacts on upland ecosystems and may lead to conversion of natural vegetation as production shifts to higher latitudes in areas such as western North America. Attempts to maintain wine grape productivity and quality in the face of warming may be associated with increased water use for irrigation and to cool grapes through misting or sprinkling, creating potential for freshwater conservation impacts. Agricultural adaptation and conservation efforts are needed that anticipate these multiple possible indirect effects.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate change, wine, and conservation

Lee

Roehrdanz

Ikegami

et al. 2013

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…Consumer perception on wine industry impact on the environment tends to increase and requires novel approaches to operate in the wine supply chain. New concepts have been emerging in the modern viticulture namely the ecological footprint (water, carbon, social) and "vinecology", which emphasises the need to integrate ecological and viticultural practices to guarantee nature conservation, landscape protection and diversity (Viers et al, 2013). In addition, wine tourism is now an important complement of wine production worldwide (Barber et al, 2009(Barber et al, , 2010 including Portugal and Spain (Radke et al, 2015;Gómez and Molina, 2011).…”

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Modern viticulture in southern Europe: Vulnerabilities and strategies for adaptation to water scarcity

Costa

Vaz

Escalona

et al. 2016

Agricultural Water Management

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b s t r a c tWater is now considered the most important but vulnerable resource in the Mediterranean region. Nevertheless, irrigation expanded fast in the region (e.g. South Portugal and Spain) to mitigate environmental stress and to guarantee stable grape yield and quality. Sustainable wine production depends on sustainable water use in the wine's supply chain, from the vine to the bottle. Better understanding of grapevine stress physiology (e.g. water relations, temperature regulation, water use efficiency), more robust crop monitoring/phenotyping and implementation of best water management practices will help to mitigate climate effects and will enable significant water savings in the vineyard and winery. In this paper, we focused on the major vulnerabilities and opportunities of South European Mediterranean viticulture (e.g. in Portugal and Spain) and present a multi-level strategy (from plant to the consumer) to overcome region's weaknesses and support strategies for adaptation to water scarcity, promote sustainable water use and minimize the environmental impact of the sector. © 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V. The wine grape industry in south Mediterranean EuropeWorld's wine production are located in a wide geographical Q2and climatic range, often in mid-latitude regions characterized by climate variability and stressful environments, such as the Mediterranean region (Fraga et al., 2013;Lionello et al., 2014). The European Union , is the world's leader in wine production with about 50% of world's vine-growing area and about 60% of total volume of production (USDA, 2014). France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Portugal are the five leading EU wine producers and altogether they represent 90% of EU production (USDA, 2014). Spain has the largest vineyard area in the world (950,541 ha in 2014) with an increasing irrigated area (36% of the total, in 2014) (MAGRAMA, 2014) (Fig. 1). Portugal is the EU's 5th largest wine producer with a total of 6.7 Mhl in 2013 and it has a cultivated area estimated to be about 224,000 ha (IVV, 2015). In 2010, the irrigated area was estimated in 15% of the total area of vineyards (INE, 2010). However, irrigation continued expanding in the recent years in Portugal, in particular in the Alentejo region, and presently, the percentage of irrigated vines should be slightly higher and around 20%. * Corresponding author.E-mail address: miguelc@itqb.unl.pt (J.M. Costa).Mediterranean fresh water resources are under high pressure due to fast-growing population, increased water scarcity, extreme climate variability and intensive water use in agriculture, industry and tourism activities (Lange et al., 2005;Costa et al., 2007; EEA, 2012a,b; Lereboullet et al., 2013a,b;Blum, 2014). Water is now considered by EU experts as the most important but vulnerable resource in the Mediterranean region (EU-ERANETMED, 2014). In addition, climate scenarios for South Mediterranean Europe are not favourable for agriculture. The predicted lower precipitation, higher air and soil temperatures, more frequent and l...

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“…In addition, old fields may contribute to higher connectivity in the agricultural mosaic. This is particularly important in this setting where the conservation of remnant vegetation is a central component of farmland conservation programmes (Viers et al, 2013). Many remnants in this region are under stewardship agreements, which contributes to the protection of critical habitats (von Hase et al, 2010).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%