Global warming will make it difficult to raise grapes in traditional wine country, but will shift production to other regions
Bid adieu to Bordeaux, but also, quite possibly, a hello to Chateau Yellowstone. Researchers predict a two-thirds fall in production in the world's premier wine regions because of climate change.
The study forecasts sharp declines in wine production from Bordeaux and Rhone regions in France, Tuscany in Italy and Napa Valley in California and Chile by 2050, as a warming climate makes it harder to grow grapes in traditional wine country.
See full Article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/apr/08/climate-change-wine-production
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