This crowd-sourced global database of living historic vineyard sites has been set up to increase awareness of old vines. From a regenerative viewpoint, old vines are great as they are so much more resilient and don’t need irrigation.
How to make your vineyard more resilient to climate change We are entering an era where climate patterns no longer follow predictable cycles. Temperatures continue to rise, rainfall becomes erratic, and weather events grow more violent and frequent. Climate adaptation and climate change resilience are becoming urgent challenges for wine growers. The new normal is…
Excellent webinar in collaboration with the Wine Society. Moderated by Becky Sykes, with: Benjamin sets the scene for how climate change is affecting how we farm grapes with a presentation on climate change and water availability for viticulture. Valentin and Antonia give their experiences of their specific sites.
Another excellent webinar in collaboration with the Wine Society. Moderated by Anne Jones, with: Find out from the impressive Greg Jones what hydroclimatic volatility or whiplash mean. Warmer atmosphere holds more moisture and turns it over more quickly. Where we used to experience switches back and forth between one or two dry years then two…
Really excellent webinar in collaboration with the Wine Society. Hosted by Becky Sykes with: Viticulture research supremo Kees van Leeuwen covers the big picture of rising temperatures in vineyards and the end product, aromas in wine. Daniela has strong background in research and shares her research in Mendoza, Argentina. Pepe is dry farming in Spain,…
Really excellent webinar in collaboration with the Wine Society. Hosted by Becky Sykes with: Mary Retallack is an extraordinarily experienced ecologist who has been working in regenerative farming for decades before the word even became widely used. She brings a wealth of knowledge of biocontrols in vineyards across multiple contexts. Very practical tips on: insectary…
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