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submitted 7 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

Rising global temperatures could change where the majority of the world's wine is produced as mid-latitude regions may no longer be able to grow grapes, according to researchers.

Up to 70% of current wine-producing regions could face a substantial risk of losing the suitability for wine-growing if global temperatures increase beyond 2 degrees Celsius since the Industrial Revolution, a review of more than 200 studies published Tuesday in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment found.

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[-] TingoTenga@lemmy.world 27 points 7 months ago

Regions in Germany that used to produce white wine only have been moving towards red grapes as the climate heats up.

[-] vinylshrapnel@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 7 months ago

Eiswein is on the decline too due to not getting cold enough for the grapes.

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