Soil loss on hillside vineyards was also moderate. Low gradients, small drop size, high capacity of infiltration, and water storage in surface depressions controlled the erosive processes. The highest rate of soil loss of 93.2 g m−2 h−1 was recorded with a rainfall of 104 mm h−1. Using a very similar rainfall simulator and reproducing similar topographic, edaphic, and climatic conditions, Wainwright (1996) calculated an average soil loss on French vineyards of 252 g m−2 h−1 for storms of the same magnitude (Table 9). For rainfall intensities of 60 mm h−1 several authors observed different amounts of soil loss under simulated rainfall. Battany and Grismer (2000) reported values of 264 g m−2 h−1 on vineyards with a gradient of 5.7° and with 8.8% plant cover. Gril et al. (1989) recorded soil loss of 112 g m−2 h−1 on vineyards without plant cover and a 9.6° of gradient. Soil loss in vineyards of La Rioja erosion was 45.2 g m−2 h−1 for a rainfall simulation of similar intensity (70 mm h−1) on bare soil vineyards with 3.4° of slope.