▁broad ▁as ▁a ▁macro cl imate ▁which ▁includes ▁entire ▁wine ▁regions ▁or ▁as ▁small ▁as ▁a ▁micro cl imate ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁unique ▁environment ▁around ▁an ▁individual ▁gra pe v ine . ▁In ▁the ▁middle ▁is ▁the ▁mes oc lim ate ▁which ▁usually ▁describes ▁the ▁characteristics ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁v ine yard ▁site . ▁ ▁Level s ▁Mac ro cl imate , ▁in ▁vit icult ure , ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁regional ▁climate ▁of ▁a ▁broad ▁area ▁such ▁as ▁an ▁American ▁Vit icult ural ▁Area ▁( AVA ) ▁or ▁a ▁French ▁App ell ation ▁d ' origine ▁contr ô l ée ▁( A OC ). ▁It ▁can ▁include ▁an ▁area ▁on ▁the ▁scale ▁of ▁tens ▁to ▁hundreds ▁of ▁kilom eters . ▁On ▁smaller ▁scales ▁are ▁the ▁related ▁design ations ▁of ▁mes oc lim ate ▁and ▁micro cl imate . ▁Mes oc lim ate ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁climate ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁v ine yard ▁site ▁and ▁is ▁generally ▁restricted ▁to ▁a ▁space ▁of ▁a ▁tens ▁or ▁hundreds ▁of ▁meters . ▁Micro cl imate ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁specific ▁environment ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁restricted ▁spaces - such ▁as ▁a ▁row ▁of ▁v ines . ▁The ▁more ▁del ine ated ▁term ▁can opy ▁micro cl imate ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁environment ▁around ▁an ▁individual ▁gra pe v ine . ▁although ▁many ▁vit icult ur ists ▁use ▁the ▁ ▁term ▁" m icro cl imate " ▁when ▁talking ▁about ▁an ▁individual ▁v ine ▁and ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁can opy ▁management . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Cl imate ▁categor izations ▁in ▁vit