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Climate Change Bad News For Winemakers
"All over the world, alcohol levels are going up," said British wine critic Jancis Robinson at the WineFuture conference, citing just one problem producers are facing as a result of rising temperatures.
"Champagne alcohol levels are becoming embarrassingly high," she added, meaning that the heat which is raising the alcohol content changes both the texture and personality of a wine.
Robinson said there were some "benevolent effects" of climate change -- the slight increases in temperature currently benefiting certain wine-producing regions like California or Germany, as well as more ominous global implications.
"Even in England, the grapes are ripening more," she said. "Someone even planted a vineyard in Norway. Can you believe that?"
Less benevolent effects, added Robinson, are being seen in warmer wine producing regions around the world such as Australia where water shortages are contributing to the demise of many wineries.
"Farmers in Spain don't have nearly enough water," she continued, "Spanish wine has always been pretty dry and concentrated, but the last few vintages have reached a crisis point."
In the short to medium term, however, what might drive producers to go green has nothing to do with conscience or desire to save the world. For many, it's about money and marketing.
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