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How to combat drought in your vineyard

March 12, 2026, in Webinars & Talks

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Excellent webinar in collaboration with the Wine Society. Moderated by Becky Sykes, with:

Benjamin Bois, researcher at University of Burgundy, lecturer on climate and viticulture and consultant on viticulture, terroir and climatology
Valentin Castenada, head of viticulture at Chateau de Beaucastel
Antonia Castillo, agronomist at Emiliana, Chile

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.

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Webinar in collaboration with the Wine Society on how to combat drought

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