Nationality American Education University of Virginia | Occupation Director and Professor | |
Born 1959 (age 57–58) Murray, Kentucky Known for Climatology, Viticulture, Wine: Research on grape growing and wine production Website www.sou.edu/envirostudies/faculty/jones.html Thesis title Synoptic Climatological Assessment of Viticultural Phenology Board member of American Association of Wine Economists, Editorial board Institution Southern Oregon University |
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Gregory V. Jones is a research climatologist specializing in the climatology of viticulture, with a focus on how climate variation influences vine growth, wine production and the quality of wine produced. Jones serves as the Director of the Division of Business, Communication and the Environment at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon and is Professor in the University's Environmental Science and Policy Program.
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Background
Gregory V. Jones (born 1959 in Murray, Kentucky) obtained a BA (1993) and Ph.D. (1998) in Environmental Sciences with a concentration in the Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Virginia Department of Environmental Sciences. His dissertation described research in Bordeaux, France on the climatology of viticulture investigating the spatial differences in grapevine phenology, grape composition and yield, and how these are related to wine quality. Jones is best known for his research in climatology, meteorology, agriculture and hydrology; the phenology of plant systems; the interaction between biosphere and atmosphere; weather patterns and climate change; and quantitative methods in spatial and temporal analysis.
Jones has been invited to speak on climate and wine-related research at hundreds of regional, national and international conferences, and is a well-known applied research consultant to the grape and wine industry in Oregon. In 2014, Jones participated in a panel, A New World of Wine: How the Viticultural Map is Changing at the prestigious Institute of Masters of Wine's 8th annual conference in Florence, Italy. Jones is a regular presenter at the biennial International Terroir Congress, most recently at the Xth International Terroir Congress in Tokaj-Eger, Hungary. As organizer in 2016, Jones brings the XIth International Terroir Congress to the Willamette Valley, Oregon.
Research
Jones' research focuses on the role of climate in the structure and characteristics of agricultural systems. As such he is interested in how climate influences whether a crop is suitable to a given region, how climate controls crop production and quality and ultimately drives economic sustainability. His main focus on climate's influence on agribusinesses is in viticulture and wine production where climate is arguably the most critical aspect in ripening fruit to optimum characteristics to produce a given wine style. Jones examines climate's role in growing wine grapes and wine production from a holistic perspective trying to understand 1) the weather and climate structure necessary for optimum quality and production characteristics, 2) the climate suitability to different wine grape cultivars, 3) the climate's variability in wine producing regions, and 4) the influence of climate change on the structure, suitability, and variability of climate.
Jones' research has been described and his expertise noted in wine trade publications and websites including: Wine & Spirits magazine (May 2015), The Oregonian newspaper (May 2015), Southern Oregon Wine Scene Magazine (Summer 2015), Great Northwest Wine (April 2015), Slate.com (December 2014), Vine2Wine (March 2014), Wine-Searcher (November 2013), Willamette Week newspaper (September 2013), Wines and Vines magazine (November 2012), and the Mail Tribune newspaper (June 2009).
Professional affiliations and service
Honors and awards
In 2016, Gregory V. Jones was named Honorary Confrade with the Rank of Infanção (Nobleman) by the Confraria do Vinho do Porto for his work with the Portuguese wine industry. Also in 2016, Jones was included as one of Wine Business Monthly's Top 50 Wine Industry Leaders for 2016.
In 1998 and 2004 Jones was awarded a Prix Local by the Vineyard Data Quantification Society, an international organization of economists in service to vine and wine.
Jones contributed to the 4th IPCC Assessment Report for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore.
Decanter Magazine named Jones to its 2009 Power List, counting him among the top fifty influencers in the wine world, and IntoWine.com included Jones in their top one hundred most influential people in the US wine industry in 2012 and 2013..
Jones was also named Oregon Wine Press's 2009 Wine Person of the Year, has been featured in the Linfield College History of Wine Archives, and is included in the Southern Oregon University's Hannon Library's Wine of Southern Oregon Digital Archives.
Selected publications
Jones is the author of numerous book chapters, reports, and journal articles covering topics of climate, soil, phenology, economics, and sustainability as they pertain to viticulture and wine production. Book contributions include chapters in:
Jones' writing has been published in major scientific journals. Selected publications are cited below.