When Spanish genetics researcher Pablo Carbonell spots a green rectangle among the endless grey rows on his computer's screen, it could be good news for winemakers struggling with the impact of a warmer climate.
The green reveals a change from the local grapevine genome's archetype that indicates a longer ripeness cycle, increasingly coveted by winemakers in Spain and worldwide.
The publicly-funded Vine and Wine Research Institute, known by its Spanish acronym ICVV, is studying the genomes of the most commonly used grape varieties in the Spanish region, where wine has been made since the Middle Ages. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned recently of the risk that Europe will suffer "losses in crop production due to compound heat, dry conditions and extreme weather".taking place from Nov. 6-18 in Egypt.
Torres noted that harvesting this year started more than two weeks earlier than the historical average, altering grapes' ideal balance for winemaking.
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