Macroclimate

Macroclimate

Macroclimate, in viticulture, refers to the regional climate of a broad area such as an American Viticultural Area (AVA) or a French "Appellation d'origine contrôlée" (AOC). It can include an area on the scale of tens to hundreds of kilometers. On smaller scales are the related designations of mesoclimate and microclimate. J. Robinson (ed) "The Oxford Companion to Wine" Third Edition pg 416, 439, 442 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0198609906 ]

Mesoclimate refers to the climate of a particular vineyard site and is generally restricted to a space of a tens or hundreds of meters.
Microclimate refers to the specific environment in a small restricted spaces-such as a row of vines. The more delineated term canopy microclimate refers to the environment around an individual grapevine.

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