Protected grapevines cultivation is an alternative to decrease incidence of fungal disease in some regions with excess rain during the ripening period. Plastic covering use above rows cause modifications in plant's microclimate. Theses alterations propitiated by protected cultivation can be promotes increase in plant development and yield. Plastic covering is unfavorable for fungal disease development as clusters rot, nowadays, an important problem in healthy handling in Serra Gaúcha Region, reducing the need of sprays. Another point in plastic covering is the necessity of careful fungicides use; due to ultraviolet reduction radiation and rain absence above clusters, which prolongs the fungicide residual period. This higher residual accumulation in grapes is dangerous for consumption in natura, which directly affects the consummator as well as vinification process, interfering in yeast in wine's fermentation. In general, this technology has efficiency in control fungal disease, however, another production system need to be considered, mainly because requires a different management when compared to the conventional production.
plasticulture; production; fungal disease; enological quality