Climate change in viticulture – developments, strategies, perspectives
Extreme weather events, higher temperatures, late frosts, etc. – climate change has also arrived in viticulture and is very present every year.
The climate is changing and with it the conditions for viticulture in Austria and Styria. Year after year we have to deal with various new challenges and react. to make viticulture more climate-friendly, both in the management of vineyards and in the winery
Topics like
- new varieties ,
- Canopy management,
- greenery,
- ever- increasing alcohol levels and
- Loss of wine typicality is omnipresent and is addressed in education and advice.
In conversation with Dr. Andreas Steinwidder , Ing. Reinhold Holler and Karl Menhart from the Silberberg Education Center for Viticulture and Fruit Growing address the latest topics.
Here for you is the full conversation from our head of research and innovation, PD Dr. Andreas Steinwidder with Ing. Reinhold Holler and Karl Menhart on the topic of “Climate change in viticulture - developments, strategies and perspectives” in full length:
Further information can also be found on the website LifeVineAdapt (life-vineadapt.eu) If you have any questions about this podcast, you can best reach Mr. Holler and Mr. Menhart at
Further documents:
- specialist brochure on climate change adaptation based on the podcast series with short and meaningful specialist articles for reading and
- Supplementary slide sets for teaching and advice in all agricultural areas.
