Biodiversity Foundation Project: Adaptation to climate change in viticulture
- Type Project
- Execution 2017 -2018
- Scope Europeo
- Main source of financing Biodiversity Foundation
- Project website Web proyecto (Fundación Biodiversidad)
Galicia boasts a diverse range of grape varieties and wine yeasts, which are a useful tool for addressing the consequences of climate change in viticulture. Long-cycle, high-acidity varieties that can address this issue include Loureira (white) and Caíño Longo, Caíño Tinto, or Sousón (red). In other short-cycle varieties with high acidity, such as Albariño or Caíño Branco, increasing temperatures will favor a decrease in acidity and allow for more balanced wines.
Climate change alters the grape ripening process, increasing sugar concentration and reducing acidity in the must, which influences fermentation and, ultimately, the characteristics of the wine.
Learn about the grape varieties that are most resistant to climate change and can help mitigate its effects.
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