Seasonal weather impacts wine quality in Bordeaux
Summary: Critics judge quality based upon subjective characteristics of wine. These judgments are converted by critics into quantitative scores, which allow for comparison of vintages. This paper uses high resolution discrete and continuous time-based weather estimates at both a local and regional l...
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| author | Andrew Wood Samuel J.L. Gascoigne Gregory A. Gambetta Elizabeth S. Jeffers Tim Coulson |
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| description | Summary: Critics judge quality based upon subjective characteristics of wine. These judgments are converted by critics into quantitative scores, which allow for comparison of vintages. This paper uses high resolution discrete and continuous time-based weather estimates at both a local and regional level to determine the role of weather conditions on producing high quality Bordeaux vintages, as determined by critics scores. By using discrete-time weather variables across local AOCs, this study reveals climate-quality relationships across the whole year, including previously ignored season effects. By using continuous time weather variables, we reinforce the evidence for these local effects by finding higher quality wine is made in years with higher rainfall, warmer temperatures; and earlier, shorter seasons. We propose management impacts of our results and suggest that as the climate continues to change, the quality of Bordeaux wines may continue to improve. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-31a23e3cfe904f44ab7e332bfc6d6d002023-10-28T05:09:06ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422023-10-012610107954Seasonal weather impacts wine quality in BordeauxAndrew Wood0Samuel J.L. Gascoigne1Gregory A. Gambetta2Elizabeth S. Jeffers3Tim Coulson4Department of Biology, University of Oxford, 11a Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SZ, UK; Corresponding authorDepartment of Biology, University of Oxford, 11a Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SZ, UKEGFV, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, INRAE, Université de Bordeaux, ISVV, Villenave d’Ornon, FranceDepartment of Biology, University of Oxford, 11a Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SZ, UKDepartment of Biology, University of Oxford, 11a Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SZ, UKSummary: Critics judge quality based upon subjective characteristics of wine. These judgments are converted by critics into quantitative scores, which allow for comparison of vintages. This paper uses high resolution discrete and continuous time-based weather estimates at both a local and regional level to determine the role of weather conditions on producing high quality Bordeaux vintages, as determined by critics scores. By using discrete-time weather variables across local AOCs, this study reveals climate-quality relationships across the whole year, including previously ignored season effects. By using continuous time weather variables, we reinforce the evidence for these local effects by finding higher quality wine is made in years with higher rainfall, warmer temperatures; and earlier, shorter seasons. We propose management impacts of our results and suggest that as the climate continues to change, the quality of Bordeaux wines may continue to improve.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900422302031XClimatologyEnvironmental scienceAgricultural scienceData analysis |
| spellingShingle | Andrew Wood Samuel J.L. Gascoigne Gregory A. Gambetta Elizabeth S. Jeffers Tim Coulson Seasonal weather impacts wine quality in Bordeaux iScience Climatology Environmental science Agricultural science Data analysis |
| title | Seasonal weather impacts wine quality in Bordeaux |
| title_full | Seasonal weather impacts wine quality in Bordeaux |
| title_fullStr | Seasonal weather impacts wine quality in Bordeaux |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seasonal weather impacts wine quality in Bordeaux |
| title_short | Seasonal weather impacts wine quality in Bordeaux |
| title_sort | seasonal weather impacts wine quality in bordeaux |
| topic | Climatology Environmental science Agricultural science Data analysis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258900422302031X |
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