Media

Climate change is changing winegrapes and wine quickly, so there is a lot to talk about. Here is just a sample of some of the media on our research:

From our 2020 paper:

Washington Post: Climate change has affected 2020 wine harvests around the globe. Growers are concerned (PDF here)

CTV: UBC study finds switching grape varieties can help winemakers adapt to climate change (PDF here)

El Mundo (Español): Los vinos españoles, entre los más amenazados por el cambio climático (PDF aquí)

El País (Español): El vino emigra empujado por el calentamiento (PDF aquí)

France24 News: Wine regions face dramatic shrink with climate change: Study (PDF here)

The Guardian: Global heating may lead to wine shortage (PDF here)

Telegraph (India): Global warming threat to wine

Telegraph (UK): Distinctive wines of Burgundy and Bordeaux could be lost forever, as climate change forces grape change

The Hill: Study: Climate change threatens world’s wine supply

USA Today: ‘Wine is like the canary in the coal mine.’ Climate change is threatening our wine supply

Vancouver Sun: Switching grape varieties can help winemakers adapt to climate change: study

Wine Enthusiast: Climate change is rapidly altering wine as we know it

Washington Post: Goodbye cabernet sauvignon. How climate change will end wine as we know it (PDF here)

Wine Spectator: Surviving climate change: Replanting wine regions to different varieties may be key, study finds (PDF here)

2019 – Press

Sputnik – Le réchauffement climatique serait nuisible pour le vin français (PDF here)

Mother Jones (Food) – Climate change is coming from America’s favourite wine grape (PDF)

Wired: The race is on to stop the climate crisis claiming your favourite wine (PDF here)

Wine Enthusiast: Two ProducersWorking to Protect the Future ofWine (PDF here)

2018 – Press

Inverse: Climate Change: Timing of Allergy Season and Spring Flowers Is Shifting

National Geographic: 36-Year Climate Change Record Found in Cycle Racing Footage

Quartz: Soon we’ll all have a chance to drink rare wines

Seattle Times: Climate change is upending the predictability of Italy’s wine industry

The Atlantic: Global warming could throw France’s winemaking traditions into chaos (PDF here)

The Local : Move over Bordeaux: Could Brittany soon rule France’s wine map? (PDF here)

Weekendaisen: Vinen Vandrer (Kun PDF)

Wall Street Journal: A warming climate brings new crops to frigid zones (PDF here)

Washington Post: Italy’s wine industry is being tested by the effects of climate change in its vineyards (PDF here)

2017 – Press

The Atlantic: Resurrecting ancient Wines that can survive climate change (PDF here)

From our 2016 paper:

Carbon Brief: Climate change brings early grape harvests for French wine

NPR: Study Finds Climate Change Could Be Leading To Better Wine

Science Friday: Reservoir Rules, Killer Prairie Dogs, and Wine Weather

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