Technical and environmental efficiency of grapevine production in Mendoza, Argentina

As the Argentinean grapevine production systems have gained global visibility, the wine industry has been revitalized with a greater focus on enological quality, technology adoption, and export orientation. Although grapevine production has decreased 36% in a decade nationwide, the province of Mendoza accounts for 66% of grapevine production and 73.3% of the wine making. These changes are explained by relatively more technologically advanced production systems with a focus on quality and a higher decrease of vine hectarage in other provinces of Argentina. Small and medium size producers fac...