Vitis : biology and species The vine is one of the oldest plants on the planet whose remotes fossils date back more than 120 million years ago. It has been part of human civilization since ancient times with many indications of its use for consumption and cultivation in various archaeological and historical sites. Until today the vine is very present in modern society with great socio economic and cultural importance in many countries. The taxonomy of the genus Vitis has been the subject of a lot of discussion however it is generally considered to comprise two distinct sections: Muscadinia and Euvitis. It is clear that genus Vitis shows an impressive genetic variability for many agronomic characteristics being strongly conditioned by the climatic and soil conditions where the plants are implanted. Thus written by a group of international viticulture researchers Vitis: Biology and Species is a book that provides up to date reviews overviews and summaries of current research on the most recent developments in Vitis species characterization biology and composition. This book is composed by thirteen chapters that provide current research on different topics of recent knowledge about native grape varieties from different origins the impact of different climatic and soil conditions on vine managements the description of the main grapevines disease and their control grape varieties composition and the use of modern digital technologies on viticulture. By reading this book readers can find an excellent description of the state of the art information and perspectives regarding to the most recent studies on the different dimensions of Vitis plants production. This new book is an important publication which will be of great use to winegrowers vine and wine scientists students and other professionals that might be interested in reading and learning about some fascinating areas of vine research and discovery the most recent tendencies of vine biology and species Vitis labrusca and Its Derivates Amanda Stolzenberg Blembeel Isabel Cristina Teixeira Proença and Caroline Dani Native and Created Vine Varieties and Wines from Serbia Uroš Miljić and Vladimir Puškaš Native Grape Varieties of the Euro Asian Eco geographical Region of Russia: Taxonomic Biological and Agroeconomic Specificity of Cultivars from Crimea Vladimir Volynkin Vladimir Likhovskoy Alla Polulyakh Svetlana Levchenko Elena Ostroukhova Irina Vasylyk and Irina Peskova Responses of the Eurasian Wild Grapevine to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses and Its Importance as a Phytogenetic Resource for Breeding Carlos Alvar Ocete Pérez Miguel Lara Benítez Jesús Cambrollé Silva Magdalena González Maestro José Luis García Fernández Rafael Ocete Rubio and Manuel Cantos Barragán Atlantic Islands of Azores: A Brief Review of Viticulture and Grape Varieties Ana Romão The Three Different Winegrowing Zones in Brazil According to Climate Conditions and Vine Managements Giuliano Elias Pereira Grapevines Diseases: Descriptions and Control Carine Rusin André Marcus Kurtz Almança Cacilda Márcia Duarte Rios Farias Aline José Maia and Renato Vasconcelos Botelho Downy Mildew Grapevine Interaction Petra Štambuk Ivana Tomaz Iva Šikuten Zvjezdana Marković Edi Maletić Darko Preiner and Jasminka Karoglan Kontić Control of Grapevine Diseases in an Omic Era Antonio Biasi M. Mercedes Maldonado González and David Ruano Rosa Remote Sensing: In the Digital Viticulture Era Sergio Vélez Enrique Barajas José A. Rubio Carlos Poblete Echeverría and Guillermo F. Olmedo Biosynthesis and Profiling of Grape Volatile Compounds Iva Šikuten Marina Anić Petra Štambuk Ivana Tomaz Domagoj Stupić Željko Andabaka Zvjezdana Marković Jasminka Karoglan Kontić Edi Maletić Marko Karoglan and Darko Preiner Phenolic Characterization of Different Portuguese Grape Varieties (Vitis vinifiera L.) Ana C. Correia Fernanda Cosme and António M. Jordão Modern Biodynamic Viticulture Geographic Information Systems and Grapes Waste Recovery Technologies Pooja Nikhanj.