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No more vino? According to several studies, wine growing is massively threatened by climate change. In the future, no grapes could be grown at all.
Frankfurt – Wine lovers should probably get used to abstinence because, according to the latest research, the future for wine looks bad.
Up to 70 percent of current wine-growing regions could be at significant risk,
according to a recent review of more than 200 studies published Tuesday (March 26) in the journal
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment .
Higher temperatures, less wine: Research does not have a rosy outlook for wine growing
Many of the world's best-known wine-growing regions are located in temperate latitudes, including regions such as southern France and northern Spain. However, research warns that climate change could alter the geography of wine production. According to experts, the increasingly higher temperatures could have a negative impact on the yield of the grapes, their composition when harvested and ultimately on the quality of the wine.
To examine the extent of this risk, each continent's wine-growing regions were divided into macro-regions defined by specific climatic conditions. The study estimates that, depending on the extent of global warming, between 49 and 70 percent of current wine regions are at significant risk of losing their suitability for wine growing.
Premium wine regions affected – especially in France
According to the researchers, extreme weather conditions and increased heat waves could lead to excessive droughts, which also affect locations with premium wine. Even if grapes are considered to be survivors, there could come a point where it is so dry and sustainable wine growing will no longer be possible.
Greg Gambetta, professor of viticulture at Bordeaux Sciences Agro and co-author of the study, emphasized in an
ABC News
article that places in France are particularly at risk. The region around Bordeaux, which is known for wine growing, could suffer a crisis if higher temperatures no longer allow consistent cultivation. Little by little, the wine in Bordeaux is also having to fight against the competition of beer on the vineyards.
Study shows up to 70 percent of wine growing is threatened by climate change. © Imago/Aiman Dairabaeva
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Wine-growing areas could shift in Europe
"In all these countries, in the Netherlands and in northern Europe, where people never thought about actually growing grapes, people are now starting to think about it," Gambetta told
ABC News.
According to an article by
Radio Gong,
the Franconian wine-growing culture is also struggling with the consequences of climate change. Richard Menger, chairman of the Association for Nature Conservation, calls for sustainable solutions to adapt cultivation to climate changes.
How this actually works is still a mystery to the researchers involved in the study. What is certain, however, is that global wine production can expect major changes and that winemakers and consumers will also have to adapt. But if you drink less wine in the future, you will be doing something good for your health. Drinking wine every day causes lasting damage to the body.
In Frankfurt, a wine shop beat out 250 competitors and was awarded the “Oscar” of wine shops.
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