Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies for Sustainable Viticulture and Wine Industry

Dear Colleagues,

The effects of climate change pose a severe challenge to viticulture and the winemaking sector worldwide. The projected changes of regular weather patterns in terms of intensity and periodicity over the growing cycle are already increasing the frequency of extreme weather events (e.g., heat waves, floods, prolonged drought), compromising the sustainability of grapevine growth and production (yield and quality potential). The evolution of viticultural and winemaking techniques has allowed researchers and winegrowers to combine scientific, applied, and cultural knowledge targeted to multiple threats by developing short- (e.g., use of foliar protectants) and long-term (e.g., varietal and clonal selection, rootstock selection) strategies to cope with yield and quality losses. These strategies comprise multiple tools, such as soil and canopy management practices, precision viticulture, and the winemaking process optimization to promote a sustainable balance between grape production, quality, and vine development and physiological performance. In this sense, for this Special Issue of Atmosphere, we welcome submissions of interdisciplinary research concerning the impacts of climate change (abiotic stress factors) and sustainable adaptation strategies for viticulture and wine industry under applied contexts. We intend for articles presented in this Special Issue to be useful for a broad and diverse group of readers.

Prof. Dr. José Manuel Moutinho Pereira
Dr. Lia-Tania Dinis
Dr. Sara Bernardo
Guest Editors

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