Gastón Gutiérrez Gamboa is Researcher in the Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuaria. He holds a Ph.D in Enology, Viticulture and Sustainability from Universidad de La Rioja, Spain, a Master's degree in Horticulture and a Bachelor's degree in Agronomy from Universidad de Talca, Chile, with studies in oenology and viticulture in l'Ecole Supèrieure d'Agricultures, France. His research focus lies on broad areas of viticulture mainly on grapevine production and grape quality. He has been involved in different national and international research projects focusing on the impact of terroir and cultural practices on grape and wine quality resulting in more than 70 scientific articles. He has acted as referee for high impact journals related to food chemistry, agriculture and horticulture and is part of the editorial board of Ciência e Técnica Vitivinícola and Revista Iberoamericana de Viticultura, Agroindustria y Ruralidad, Plants and Frontiers in Horticulture journals. Mercedes Fourment is a Professor in Agronomy at Universidad de la República, Uruguay. She obtained her degree in Agronomy Engineering from the Universidad de la República, Uruguay, her Master's degree in "Vigne et Terroir" program from the Université de Bourgogne, France. She holds a Ph.D. in Agronomy from Universidad de la República, Uruguay and Ph.D. in Geography from Université Rennes 2, France. She has been involved in different national and international research projects on the contribution of sustainable viticulture production systems in the context of climate change. She has written twelve scientific papers and more than 15 participations in regional and international congresses on viticulture in the last 5 years. She has acted as a referee in different academic journals related to agronomy and climate analysis related to production systems.