Sustainable Grape Production, Climate Change, and Wine Quality

A special issue of Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637). This special issue belongs to the section "Fermentation for Food and Beverages".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 988

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Interests: food chemistry; food biochemistry; food science; food analysis; food microbiology and safety; food microbiology; biotechnology; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; sensory analysis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Climate change is affecting grape harvest yield, must composition, and wine quality in many of the regions classified as producers of quality wines. To mitigate such effects, different strategies can be carried out, including viticultural ones and those related to wine microbiology and biotechnology.

In this Special Issue, we aim to compile articles addressing, but not limited to, the following:

  1. Sustainable vineyard production and its impact on the final wine quality.
  2. The use of viticultural practices to address the effects of climate change and their impact on the final wine quality.
  3. The use of fermentative biotechnologies to enhance wine quality in the context of climate change and sustainable production.

Prof. Dr. Rafael Andrés Peinado Amores
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • climate change
  • sustainable grape production
  • biotechnology
  • non-Saccharomyces species
  • wine aroma

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Effect of Sewage Sludge Compost and Urban Pruning Waste on Agronomic Parameters and Wine Composition in Arid Zones Under Climate Change
by Fernando Sánchez-Suárez, María del Valle Palenzuela, Antonio Rosal and Rafael Andrés Peinado
Fermentation 2025, 11(5), 292; https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation11050292 - 21 May 2025
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Soil degradation is caused by climate change and some agricultural practices. The use of compost from organic waste can be a sustainable solution, but poses risks to soil, crops and fruit. This article examined vineyard yield, vine and wine composition when compost from [...] Read more.
Soil degradation is caused by climate change and some agricultural practices. The use of compost from organic waste can be a sustainable solution, but poses risks to soil, crops and fruit. This article examined vineyard yield, vine and wine composition when compost from sewage sludge and urban waste was applied to two soils. One rainfed plot received 80 UFN kg/ha, while two irrigated plots received 40 and 80 UFN kg/ha. Compared to mineral fertilizer, compost increased crop yield (+60% in rainfed conditions) and above-ground biomass (+15% in rainfed conditions). Aromatic series were obtained by grouping the aroma compounds according to their aroma descriptor. In both rainfed and irrigated trials, higher values were observed in the fruity, green, waxy and floral series in wines from vines fertilized with compost compared to the control and chemical fertilization. The compounds with a higher influence in such series were ethyl butanoate, ethyl hexanoate, ethyl octanoate, hexanal, phenylacetaldehyde and 2-phenylethanol. Organoleptically, wines from compost were preferred to those from mineral fertilizer, with ratings close to the control wine, particularly in aroma, flavor and overall impression. Although further studies are needed, compost fertilization appears on the one hand to improve wine quality and, on the other hand, is a suitable alternative that reduces municipal waste. Full article
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