We are all aware of the importance and consequences of global warming, but now another concern has added over this sensitive issue, global warming affects wine, consequently the wine producers and of course, consumers.
In the Third World Congress on Climate Change and Wine, held a few days in the city of Marbella (Spain), it reached many important conclusions about the future of wine at the imminent global warming. Among these, the most shocking news related to wine, was that global warming would increase wines level of alcohol.
But it was not the only news mentioned in this conference, they also discussed that some red wines would lose their color and flavor, the acidity of Wine itself would also be lower and in the case of light wines the opposite would happen. These unmanageable changes will affect many of the own qualities of each wine.
The strains were also topics of discussion, concluding that the “indigenous" grapes are those that resist best to these vagaries of nature.
The wine industry is not a significant contributor to greenhouse gases. Speaking by video link to a recent Climate Change and Wine Conference in Barcelona, former US vice president Al Gore said that it was responsible for around 0,1 % of global emissions, he also commended wineries for their carbon-offsetting initiatives.
But global warming could still have a huge impact on wine. According to the worst-case scenario, many of the world's best-known regions will have to make radical changes to the styles of wine they make or face extinction. If you like drinking red Bordeaux, Mosel Riesling, Rioja, Chianti or Barossa Shiraz, enjoy them while you can. Fifty years from now, they could be unrecognisable.
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