Are central European wines on the brink of extinction?

Published 2024년 8월 30일

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The article highlights the impact of climate change on wine production in Europe, particularly in France, Italy, and Spain, where extreme temperatures and droughts are damaging grapevines and leading to crop failures. It also discusses the shift towards wine production in northern Europe, where the temperate climate is becoming more suitable for grape growing. The article suggests that the wine industry need to adopt regenerative viticulture techniques to build soil health, sequester carbon, and enhance biodiversity in vineyards. However, it also notes that the extremes of climate change will likely continue to damage grape and wine quality, and that the industry, along with everyone else, needs to do their part to protect the environment to ensure the viability of wine production.

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France, Italy and Spain are renowned wine producing countries. Unfortunately, however, these are also some of the countries becoming most associated with the devastating effects of the climate crisis. In particular, extreme high temperatures are damaging, and in some cases destroying, grapevines. Furthermore, droughts cause water stress to plants, which can lead to crop failure. The 2023 water shortages in Europe led to a significant drop in crop yields. And some countries fared worse than others, with Italy experiencing almost constant drought this year, which is causing big problems for wine producers there. “The climate crisis is not ideological, it is a dramatic reality in Sicily,” Angelo Bonelli, a spokesperson for the Europa Verde (Green Europe) political party, said while rallying outside government headquarters in Rome, in July. “Farmers are uprooting vineyards, citrus groves, they are slaughtering animals because there is no water. This is a disastrous situation.” ...

Source: Foodnavigator