Climate Change and Oxfordshire Merlot

Posted by Andrew Barrow, 1:44pm 25/07/2007. Leave a comment

Following yesterday's exciting exploration of Spanish wine and food I was a bit alarmed after receiving a link today to a BBC news report that basically said that in 20 years Spanish wine production will be unviable due to Global Warming.

What a thought!

A US study suggests that climate change could make viticulture much more successful in northern parts of Europe, at the expense of Spain, Italy and the south of France. America too could loose 80% or so of the premium grape growing area.

Looking on the bright side, one day we could indeed be selling Lothian Pinot Noir or Oxfordshire Merlot! Assuming we don't all get flooded out first of course!

But is all this talk just overly alarmist when actually we just don't know whether the changes are a natural fluctuation or something worse? The UK use to be covered with an ice-sheet at one time after-all!

[Image from Winnie87]

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