microclimate
The climate that exists in a very small area in and around a specific grapevine or group of grapevines. Microclimate depicts an area that is usually a few yards or smaller and often as small as around a particular vine's canopy or even a particular cluster of grapes. MESOCLIMATE and MACROCLIMATE depict successively larger areas. Microclimate is affected by the traits of the larger mesoclimate but has many elements that can be controlled by the vineyard manager through techniques like CANOPY MANAGEMENT. Microclimate is used to conceptualize the impact that slight changes in temperature, soil, exposure to sunlight, and so on, can have on vines and grapes, and therefore on the resulting wine.
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mesoclimate,
canopy management,
macroclimate
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1995 based on THE WINE LOVER'S COMPANION,
by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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