Vine, Vineyard, Region Environment

Different countries, states, cities and suburbs can be either warm or cool, depending on the time of the year and whether you're close to the coast or inland. The same goes for; wine regions, vineyards and even the vines.

Vineyard climates are divided into the following three climates:

Macroclimate: this is the region of the vineyard, i.e. Hunter Vally, Barossa Valley, Margaret River, Yarra Valley etc.

Mesoclimate: this is the vineyard itself, e.g. Tempus Two, Yalumba, Evans & Tate, Penfolds, Yering Station etc.

Microclimate: this is the direct environment of the vines.

All these different types of climates effect wine production, then of course there is the terroir. As you can imagine vineyards are acres of vines and one end of the vineyard can be cooler or warmer than the other. The wine maker takes this into account when producing the best type of wine that nature has handed them in any given season.

Peace,
Cristian.

 "…Hang on, its a drink, its only a drink. It goes through our kidneys and then it goes into the great sewerage system. Lets have a bit of fun with it, it wasn't built to be serious it was built for enjoyment and discourse and humour."