The Mediterranean basin is especially sensitive to the adverse outcomes of climate change
and especially to variations in rainfall patterns and the incidence of extremely high …

Terpenes significantly affect the flavor and quality of grapes and wine. This review
summarizes recent research on terpenoids with regard to grape wine. Although, the …

The grapevine reference genome was published by Jaillon et al.[1]. The sequence for the
first version of the genome, called the 8X version, was obtained using a whole genome …

Background Secondary metabolism contributes to the adaptation of a plant to its
environment. In wine grapes, fruit secondary metabolism largely determines wine quality …

Because of the vast range of functions that phenylpropanoids possess, their synthesis
requires precise spatiotemporal coordination throughout plant development and in response …

Background Fruit composition at harvest is strongly dependent on the temperature during
the grapevine developmental cycle. This raises serious concerns regarding the …

Background Alternative splicing (AS) significantly enhances transcriptome complexity. It is
differentially regulated in a wide variety of cell types and plays a role in several cellular …

Anthocyanin levels decline in some red grape berry varieties ripened under high-
temperature conditions, but the underlying mechanism is not yet clear. Here we studied the …

Vitis vinifera berries are sensitive towards infection by the necrotrophic pathogen Botrytis
cinerea, leading to important economic losses worldwide. The combined analysis of the …

Background Global climate change will noticeably affect plant vegetative and reproductive
development. The recent increase in temperatures has already impacted yields and …