Beaujolais is hot this year as French wines feel climate change
Studies of the climates of wine-growing regions over 600 years show previously extreme warm weather has become the norm
29 August 2019 - 16:59
London — If you want to know more about global warming, look to your favourite Beaujolais. Data on grape harvests in the famed French wine region show a dramatic shift towards hotter and drier weather, climate change researchers said on Thursday.
Grape-picking season has jumped forward by an average of nearly two weeks since 1988 compared to the previous 600 years, according to the study, whose authors said it showed previously extreme weather has become “the norm”...
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