Greg Jones
Greg Jones, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon
"Climate, Grapes and Wine: Understanding Terroir Influences and Sustainability in a Variable and Changing Climate"
Gregory V. Jones is the Director of the Division of Business, Communication and the Environment and a professor and research climatologist in the Environmental Science and Policy Program at Southern Oregon University. He specializes in the study of climate structure and suitability for viticulture, and how climate variability and change influence grapevine growth, wine production and quality. He conducts applied research for the grape and wine industry in Oregon and has given hundreds of international, national, and regional presentations on climate and wine-related research. He is the author of numerous book chapters, including being a contributing author to the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report.
Host: Erin Upton
Watch the video of Dr. Jones' Seminar Presentation
(Seminar begins at about 2:10 into the recording)