ClimWine 2016: Sustainable grape and wine production in the context of climate change – Travel 2016
Abstract
Everard Edwards presented a paper entitled “Multi-seasonal effects of warming and elevated CO2 on the physiology, growth and production of mature, field grown, Shiraz grapevines” at the ClimWine 2016 conference in Bordeaux, France. He also presented a poster, “Multi-seasonal effects of warming and elevated CO2 on grape and wine composition of mature, field grown Shiraz grapevines”. Attending the conference provided an excellent opportunity for the author to develop a broad understanding of the latest thinking in Europe on how the wine industry is dealing with climate change as the meeting had a wide range of speakers from economists, through viticultural and oenological researchers to industry representatives. There was significant interest in the Wine Australia-funded work presented, due to its unique capacity to combine both climate warming and elevated CO2 impacts in a single experimental system. In addition, the author's presence in Europe was utilised to make additional visits to existing research collaborators at INRA Bordeaux and potential future collaborators at SupAgro Montpellier, France and the Hochschule Geisenheim University, Germany. A report on the symposium will be provided to the Australian and New Zealand Grapegrower and Winemaker for future publication.
Summary
Dr Everard Edwards attended the ClimWine 2016: Sustainable grape and wine production in the context of climate change conference, providing an oral presentation entitled “Multi-seasonal effects of warming and elevated CO2 on the physiology, growth and production of mature, field grown, Shiraz grapevines” and a poster presentation: “Multi-seasonal effects of warming and elevated CO2 on grape and wine composition of mature, field grown Shiraz grapevines”. The conference was attended by 180 people from 20 countries, providing 50 oral presentations and 60 poster presentations across of five themes, covering modelling, impacts, adaptation and industry case studies. Attendance at the conference provided a valuable opportunity to hear about current developments in climate change research relevant to viticulture and oenology, as well as make/renew international contacts and emphasize the Australian expertise and capability in this area to an international audience. A summary of the symposium, based on the text in the next section of this report, will be provided to the Australian and New Zealand Grapegrower and Winemaker for future publication. The travel included a visit to Nathalie Ollat’s group at INRA Bordeaux, Thierry Simmoneau and colleagues at SupAgro Montpellier and Manfred Stoll and colleagues at Hochschule Geisenheim. This provided valuable insights into current research in Europe, not just on climate change effects, but also other areas relevant to Wine Australia, particularly rootstock:scion interactions and digital viticulture.