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Warming temperatures could make 70% of the world's wine-growing regions unsuitable to produce grapes: Scientists (abcnews.go.com)

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

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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.

[-] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

There is a flip side, if youre English and grasp viticulture :)

[-] Dagnet@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

Too bad it takes generations to reach a good quality vine and with how fast climate is changing the new region won't be growing anything by then. What a shitty world we have created!

[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Maybe for some varieties, or if the vineyard's shtick is "heritage vines," but younger vines produce more grapes, so big commercial ops rip out and replant vines every 25 years or so, on a rotating schedule. They fruit after about 3 years.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

I for one welcome our new Canadian and Alaskan wines. :)

[-] rekabis@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

Canadian

The Okanagan region of British Columbia is facing a near-100% loss of this year’s crop, and a good ⅓+ die-off of grape vines.

I am already seeing vineyards ripping up dozens of acres of vines.

[-] rekabis@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago

The Okanagan region of British Columbia is facing a near-100% loss of this year’s crop, and a good ⅓+ die-off of grape vines.

I am already seeing vineyards ripping up dozens of acres of vines.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago

~~could~~will

[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago

Looks like the generation of decision makers may give a toss now. Planet being screwed wasn't enough, but less wine or more expensive wine and they gonna panic.

[-] MisterD@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 months ago

They don't care. They will just buy up the wine that is left and turn it into a profit opportunity.

[-] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

I thought that about coffee and am dreading when it does come true. I can hope that all the shit chain stuff can go away but I'll be sad when the local places and diners do too.

[-] Pulptastic@midwest.social 5 points 7 months ago

Can old growth vines be transposed to more suitable locations?

[-] iamdisillusioned@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

In theory yes, you could air root and transfer a plant but it's harder in practice and the grapes may not be the same if the soil type and water type are drastically different in the new location.