BC Grape Hardiness for Mid February
Grape bud hardiness reports for BC, Mid February 2020.
$163 billion grape industry at risk due to spread of grapevine red blotch virus with no known treatment
$3 million grant given to institutions in California and Oregon to address unknowns of disease and mitigate its effects on grape production, wine quality Less than an hour from UC Davis, lie the towns of Napa and Sonoma, both hubs of the $163 billion US grape industry. California-grown grapes makes up 90% of the country’s wine production, yet they are at risk as a currently untreatable grapevine disease spreads rapidly across the country but especially in California and Oregon vineyards.
Surviving Climate Change: Replanting Wine Regions to Different Varieties May Be Key, Study Finds
Ancient, heat-hardy wine grapes are being resurrected in Spain to deal with rising temperatures. Worried producers in Bordeaux—where Cabernet and Merlot have long ruled—have approved the use of seven new wine grapes from Portugal, Spain and southern France in their blends. The University of California at Davis recently released five new hybrid grape varieties—its first such release since the 1980s—to resist vine-killing insects expected to proliferate as winters warm.
BC Grape Hardiness for Late January
Grape bud hardiness reports for BC, Late January 2020.
Climate Characteristics of Grape Production Regions
Pat Bowen, Carl Bogdanoff and Brad Estergaard of Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada explore climate characteristics for Vitis vinifera production regions in Canada: 1965 - 2019.
BC Grape Hardiness for Early January
Grape bud hardiness reports for BC, Early January 2020.
BC Grape Hardiness for Late December
Grape bud hardiness reports for BC, Late December 2019
BC Grape Hardiness for Early December
Grape bud hardiness reports for BC, Early December 2019
2020- International Year of Plant Health
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). The year is a once in a lifetime opportunity to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development.