Monday, July 21, 2014

Climate Change and Wine


It’s no secret that climate change is affecting our lives. A reduced ozone layer is altering weather and temperatures around the world affecting agriculture. As wine is an agricultural product, it is most certainly not exempt. In some cases, certain wine regions that could grow specific grape varieties are now having a hard time doing so. Australia with Shiraz is a prime example. Others that couldn’t, are now prolific. The U.K. now makes some great sparkling wine. This whole phenomenon is causing producers to look to new locations within their respective countries to plant, search for new or different varietals/clones that will work, alter their viticultural practices and be more creative in their winemaking. 

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