The tastes of centuries-old varieties are being altered by spiking temperatures, scant rainfall, snap frosts and unpredictable bouts of extreme weather.
The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America’s wine, but it’s also prone to wildfires — a combustible combination that spelled disaster in 2020 for the industry and one that scientists are scrambling to neutralize.
Europe’s farmers have endured sweltering heatwaves and droughts in recent years. But many producers also face an altogether different problem - sharp spring frosts that decimate harvests.
As vintners around the world battle extreme heat and climate change, the pioneers producing wine in Israel’s arid south are testing ideas that might soon find global application.
Winery co-founder Ames Morison decided to concentrate full time on the winery’s sustainability goals and to speak out more forcibly for policies to mitigate climate change.
