Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Vineyard Ripening and Water Dynamics: A Case Study from the Taurasi DOCG in Southern Italy

In this study - under the AGRITECH PNRR project - an experimental vineyard at Tenuta Donna Elvira in Montemiletto (AV), located in the Taurasi DOCG district (southern Italy), was used to assess the impact of climate change on soil and vineyard dynamics. The research included the following activities: i) identifying functional homogeneous zones (fHZs) in the vineyard using lidar-derived Digital Terrain Models (DTM), electromagnetic induction (EMI) sensor data, and vegetation indices derived from UAV flights; ii) Monitoring soil water content, agro-meteorological variables, leaf water potential, and leaf area index (LAI) over two years; iii) Conducting soil analysis on two distinct but adjacent soil types, evaluating their chemical, mechanical, and hydrological properties.