Drip-irrigation treatment of an autochthonous grapevine cultivar (Vitis vinifera L, cv Piedirosso) at the footslope of Mount Vesuvius (southern Italy). Effects on grape enological characteristics and phenolic content

The changing environmental constraints require even more adaptations of management techniques in agriculture and the qualitative improvement of wine production represents a sector of international strategic importance. Many wine-producing areas are located in environments currently suffering, or are expected to experience in the future, water deficits that can affect grape and wine quality.