Special Issue "Climate Change Influence in Viticulture-Experimenting the Introduction of New Grapevine Cultivars in Culture"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Veronica Sanda Chedea
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Research Station for Viticulture and Enology (SCDVV Blaj), 515400 Blaj, Romania
Interests: grapevine ecology and diseases; grape, wine and grape pomace composition in polyphenols; valorization of grape pomace
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Dr. Maria Lucia Iliescu
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Research Station for Viticulture and Enology (SCDVV Blaj) 515400 Blaj, Romania
Interests: viticultural practice; climate changes; yield components; grapes and wine quality; autochthonous varieties; Tarnave vineyards

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

It is well known that grapevine cultivation is a practice that is dependent on the stability of local meteorological and hydrological conditions. In this framework, climate change challenges the foundations of viticulture, as it is usually difficult to predict shifts in each of the components of seasonal weather conditions. The necessity to adapt to climate change is even stronger for grapevine than for other crops, because grape berry composition—a key determinant of fruit and wine quality, typicity, and market value—highly depends on “terroir” (complete natural environment), vintage (annual climate variability), and on their interactions. Growing grapes is a long-term commitment in which at least 5 years are required before newly planted vines yield berries of desirable quality. If weather is changing from the established climate (a 30-year average) record that has been used for the past century to dictate local expectations, then new and unpredictable patterns of temperature and moisture regimes, late spring freezes, early fall frosts, floods, heat waves, droughts, regional wildfires, and insect infestations will create complex challenges for all growers to successfully harvest their next vintage. Some impacts are predictable, while others may be less so. The relocation of vineyards to higher elevations and higher latitudes may cause even more environmental and ecological disruption and change.

In this context, this Special Issue aims to tackle the influence of climate change in viticulture as it relates to experimenting with the introduction of new grapevine cultivars in culture.

We mainly seek manuscripts dealing with:

  1. The assessment of cultivar similarities/differences in phenological timing and growth phases and relationships with climate and climate change.
  2. The dynamics of pesticides use in the context of climate change—can we expect a reduction of pesticide usage in grapevine culture?
  3. The interrelationship between adaptation to climate change, reduction of pesticides, and maintenance of wine typicality.
  4. The diversification of cultivated varieties in vineyards, such as red varieties in known white grape variety areas.
  5. Are the old autochthonous varieties emerging as valuable grapevine varieties for cultivation in climate change conditions?

This Special Issue also aims to bring together the newest research results in order to be a useful forum for grape growers in facing the dynamics of both climatic and social challenges. 

Dr. Veronica Sanda Chedea
Dr. Maria Lucia Iliescu
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • climate change
  • grapevine ecology
  • new grapevine cultivars

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Climate Change and Internet of Things Technologies—Sustainable Premises of Extending the Culture of the Amurg Cultivar in Transylvania—A Use Case for Târnave Vineyard
Sustainability 2021, 13(15), 8170; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158170 - 21 Jul 2021
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Known for its dry and semi-dry white wine, the Târnave vineyard located in central Transylvania is challenged by the current climate change, which has resulted in an increase of the period of active vegetation by approximately 15–20 days, the average annual temperature by [...] Read more.
Known for its dry and semi-dry white wine, the Târnave vineyard located in central Transylvania is challenged by the current climate change, which has resulted in an increase of the period of active vegetation by approximately 15–20 days, the average annual temperature by 1–1.5 °C and also the amount of useful temperatures (useful thermal balance for the grapevine). Furthermore, the frost periods have been reduced. Transylvania is an important Romanian region for grapevine cultivation. In this context, one can use the climatic changes to expand their wine assortment by cultivating an autochthonous grapevine variety called Amurg. Amurg is a red grape cultivar homologated at SCDVV Blaj, which also homologated 7 cultivars and 11 clones. Because viticulture depends on the stability of meteorological and hydrological parameters of the growing area, its foundations are challenged by climate change. Grapevine production is a long time investment, taking at least five years before the freshly planted vines produce the desired quality berries. We propose the implementation of a climate change-based precision viticulture turn-key solution for environmental monitoring in the Târnave vineyard. This solution aims to evaluate the grapevine’s micro-climate to extend the sustainable cultivation of the Amurg red grapes cultivar in Transylvania with the final goal of obtaining Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) rosé and red wines from this region. Worldwide, the changing conditions from the existing climate (a 30-year average), used in the past hundred years to dictate local standards, such as new and erratic trends of temperature and humidity regimes, late spring freezes, early fall frosts, storms, heatwaves, droughts, area wildfires, and insect infestations, would create dynamic problems for all farmers to thrive. These conditions will make it challenging to predict shifts in each of the components of seasonal weather conditions. Our proposed system also aims to give a solution that can be adapted to other vineyards as well. Full article
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