Climate change imposes new challenges to vineyard management in Chile

Climate change is creating significant challenges for the Chilean wine industry. This was pointed out by Yerko Moreno, director of the Technological Center of Grapevines and Wine at the University of Talca, who highlighted the effects of the climate in recent years on the country's vineyards. Uncertainty in production and management According to Moreno, the last five or six seasons have been completely different from each other, which generates uncertainty for producers when planning agronomic practices and estimating yields. This panorama makes stability in production difficult and requires more flexible strategies to adapt to changes. Impacts on temperature and available water The specialist also highlighted that changes in temperature and water availability have led to changes in agronomic management practices. This forces the industry to implement an adaptation process in several stages: diversifying management methods, changing grape varieties and, eventually, relocating ...