Project title
Agroclimatic analysis for viticultural terroir studies

Project leader
Bonnardot, V Carey, V A

Institution
University of Stellenbosch

Project description
Terroir is a complex concept that requires multidisciplinary study. An integral component of terroir studies is climate, and a climatologist thus forms an integral part of a terroir research team. There are no expert agroclimatologists, with a viticulture specialisation, currently in South Africa. Dr Valérie Bonnardot, an agroclimatologist who has specialised in viticultural applications in South Africa since obtaining 1996, returned to France in 2004. Her specialisation leaves a gap in the multidisciplinary terroir research team which is not easily filled.

The aim of this project will be to obtain the services of Dr V Bonnardot to provide expert climatological support to terroir projects registered with Winetech.

Poster(s)
1. Bonnardot, V, Carey, V A. 2006. Wind exposure of vineyards: a method of calculation. 29th National Congress of the South African Society of Enology and Viticulture, November, Somerset West, South Africa.

Presentation(s)
1. Bonnardot, V. 2006. Understanding large-scale factors that control the climate of South Africa: comparison between the climates of South African wine producing regions and worldwide locations situated at similar latitudes. 29th National Congress of South African Society of Oenology and Viticulture, November, Somerset West, South Africa.
2. Bonnardot, V, Carey, V. 2006. Climate change: observed trends, simulations,impacts and response strategy for the South African vineyards. International and Multi-disciplinary colloquium on Global Warming, which potetial impacts on the vineyards. March, Dijon, France

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