260: AI Finds New Grape Growing Regions as Climate Changes

In the face of climate uncertainty, growers wonder which grape varieties will flourish in their regions in the future, or if any will grow there at all. Joel Harms, Ph.D. student in the Department of Bioresource Engineering at McGill University in Australia is using artificial intelligence to simulate the potential to grow pinot noire in different regions of the world that are currently considered too cool. The project mapped 1,300 varieties to 16 different points of climate data including temperature, precipitation, and growing degree days. The findings could play a crucial role in identifying the winegrowing regions of tomorrow.

Resources:        

• 207: Managing Catastrophic Loss in Vineyards: Lessons from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand
• Cal-Adapt
• Development of a generative AI-based model for guiding grape variety selection under contemporary climate dynamics
• Generative AI for Climate-Adaptive Viticulture Development
• Joel Harms Google Scholar Page
• Mapping Global of the Potential for Pinot Noir Cultivation under Climate Uncertainty using Generative AI
• University of Adelaide Wine Economics Research Center

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