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Bad news for us wine lovers. USA Today reports that global warming is really starting to mess with grape growing (which we already mentioned once before).
I have just got back from a few days in Italy (first mention of many; you have been warned!) and the weather in the region I was in, the Veneto, has had terrible weather this year. So cold and wet that the stage of grape development is about two weeks behind the norm. Of course unless you are monitoring these things year on year it is impossible to say this is a long term trend or just down to the vagaries of mother nature.
The news article though says that as grape growing is highly temperature-sensitive and if the world continues to get hotter the most renown regions (Burgundy, Napa Valley etc) will lose their perfect growing conditions. Warmer temperatures in southern Spain are driving grape growers to shade vineyards, develop heat-resistant grapes, and in some cases, move to the mountains. Climate change could reduce the world's viable grape-growing regions by nearly 80 percent by the end of the century.
Such changes though could make 'undiscovered' areas - England, Denmark(?), Canada better areas for making decent wine.
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6-07-2006 @3:31PM Sally Linck said... We live in Key Largo and have used our one Blue Lake grape vine for decorative purposes at the front of our home. The storms last year tore it to pieces but the mother survived. We have had it now for 5 years and cut it back every February. Our vine grows and fruits wonderful down here in the Florida Keys. It seems to thrive on the heat and humidity in the summers we have then goes dormant during our mild winters. I just wanted to let everyone know that all is not lost!!
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6-08-2006 @6:08AM Chris said... It's already well known that champagne manufacturers are buying up land around here in Sussex for when the temperature rises enough to support the growing of vines. The soil around here is apparently perfect for grapes, it's just not hot enough... Yet!
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6-11-2006 @12:11AM Sally Linck said... I just wanted to let everyone know that grapes are not what we think they are. They grow where we would never think that they would. Down here in the Florida Keys they do very well. (In fact they get very weedy if we don't cut them back) Sal
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6-11-2006 @12:26AM Sally Linck said... Sorry everyone I was just bragging about my grape vine. I know that I should not have opened up my big mouth about my Blue Lake Mother. But her leaves are beautiful when she comes back to us and we guide her where she needs to grow. Sally
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6-11-2006 @12:29AM Sally Linck said... And yes we make our own wine out of Mothers grapes that she gives us.
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6-11-2006 @12:36AM Sally Linck said... Is anyone hearing or listining? No big thing. I just wanted to let people know that they can grow Grape Trees also.
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