V. V. Naumenko, E. V. Lopatkina, G. V. Zimin
Potapenko All-Russian Research Institute for Viticulture and Winemaking – Branch of the Federal State Budget Scientific Institution «Federal Rostov Agricultural Research Centre», prosp. Baklanovsky, 166. Novocherkassk, Rostovskaya obl., 346421, Russian Federation
Abstract. In the territorial division of vineyards, adopted by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 3720-r, the Rostov region is assigned to one wine-growing zone, and all administrative regions act as grape-wine-growing regions. This is contrary to Federal Laws No. 468-FL, No. 429-FL and No. 345-FL on vine growing and winemaking in the Russian Federation, as well as zoning methods developed by the International Organization of Vine and Wine, according to which differences of environmental conditions must be taken into account when zoning. Based on the analysis of a complex of environmental factors, a variant of the territorial division of viticultural lands into viticultural zones and regions was developed and proposed. In total, 7 viticulture and wine-growing zones have been identified: traditional viticulture and winemaking on the slopes of the Right Bank of the Don and its tributaries; upland steppe landscapes of the high Right Bank of the Don; Left bank of the Don; sandy lands; floodplains and flood plain of rivers; Azov and Southern zones. In each zone, from 2 to 8 districts have been allocated. The assessment of the provision of vine plantations with moisture was carried out according to the indicator proposed by the authors – potential useful water consumption (PUWC). In the south-western part of the region (Azov district), the PUWC of 80% supply is 192 mm. It decreases towards the southeast and in the Tsimlyansk region does not exceed 132 mm. In humid years, the difference between the PUWC of vineyards located in different areas increases, in dry years it decreases. In years with 10% supply, the difference in the potential useful water consumption of vineyards located in the Azov and Tsimlyansk regions is 150 mm, and in years with 90% supply – 60 mm.
Keywords: viticultural zoning; allocation of terroirs; ecological conditions; potential useful water consumption; territorial division; industrial viticulture.
Author Details: V. V. Naumenko, Cand. Sc. (Agr.), senior research fellow (е-mail: Этот адрес электронной почты защищён от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра.); E. V. Lopatkina, junior research fellow; G. V. Zimin, senior research fellow.
For citation: Naumenko VV, Lopatkina EV, Zimin GV [On the territorial division of vinelands of the Rostov region]. Dostizheniya nauki i tekhniki APK. 2022; 36(9):13-9. Russian. doi: 10.53859/02352451_2022_36_9_13.