Renowned wine regions from Australia to South Africa are battling increasingly fierce fire seasons.
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At local level, many grassroots initiatives are cropping up to tackle unforeseen climate-related events, but improvising and instinctive ways of working are often overlooked in public policy.
A researcher examines the bad press surrounding absinthe which led to its ban in France in 1915, while drawing parallels with more recent, ‘scathing’ examples of scapegoating and social control.
Phylloxera is an aphidlike pest that kills grapevines.
An entomologist describes how the sap-sucking insects can weaken grapevines and reduce fruit yield and quality.
Research shows that vineyards with higher bird species richness had louder and more complex soundscapes. Here’s why that matters.
The wine industry has a major sustainability problem. Informed consumer choice can help drive real change.
Warm summers and wet winters lead to better wines, finds research.
Horticulture underpins the local economy in areas devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle. Climate change may mean some parts of the region will become less suitable for crop production during this century.
The Australian wine industry has already been forced to adapt to the effects of climate change. It must reduce its carbon footprint – including emissions generated by wine tourists.
A plant-growth-regulating spray might be the solution for vineyards affected by heatwaves.
Wine drinkers are taking notes from the land now too, but it may not be entirely useful.
Wine came to the US in the 16th century but didn’t make it to California – the leader in American winemaking – until the 19th century.
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Emeritus Professor of Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of Management and Wine Business, Sonoma State University
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Professor of Applied Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand
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PhD Candidate, Interdisciplinary Bioscience Doctoral Training Centre, University of Oxford
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Professor, Biological Sciences and Psychology, Brock University
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Research scientist, CSIRO
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Associate Professor, School of Business, The University of Queensland
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Team Leader, CSIRO
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Distinguished Research Professor, University of Notre Dame
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Research Associate, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University
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Professor of Applied Ecology, University of East Anglia
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia
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Assistant Professor of Entomology, Penn State
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enseignant chercheur en adaptation aux changements climatiques, Université de Pau et des pays de l’Adour (UPPA)
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Extension Associate Professor, Colorado State University