01733naa a2200169 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000160006024500960007626000090017252012680018165000100144965300190145970000190147870000160149777300500151320528712019-05-07       2012    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aCOMMINS, T.  aWhat is tropical wine and what defines it? Thailand as a case study.h[electronic resource]  c2012  aA recently concluded symposium discussing tropical wine has raised the question as to what defines this new entry into the world of wine and whether or not the differences between tropical and temperate viticulture and oenology are significant enough to warrant separate study. This paper looks at what is meant by the term tropical, our understanding of this and the implications for wine production. The study is intended to examine considerations in seeking an ideal vineyard site, in this case in Thailand, and the readily available data that could be applied in this search. These considerations in effect define tropical wine. Meso-climate is particularly important in the search for the perfect terroir/cultivar matching. The conclusions are that there are significant differences that in some cases require different techniques. However, in the main our store of knowledge on viticulture and oenology may be suitably adapted to tropical regions, once the differences are recognized. It is not advocated that tropical regions are deserving of a special science, rather there is a need to enhance our knowledge and understanding of what we are dealing with. Keywords: viticulture, oenology, radiation, climate, soil, irrigation, tourism, new latitude wines.  aVinho  aVinho tropical1 aASAVASANTI, S.1 aDELOIRE, A.  tAsian Journal of Food and Agro-Industrygn. 5