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- 1Wine industry turns to innovation as climate change bites▼Innovative strategies the wine industry is using to adjust to climate change
Winemakers are adopting new strategies to cope with climate change, as rising temperatures and extreme weather threaten harvests and grape quality. Reported approaches include experimenting with drought-resistant grape varieties, shifting vineyards to cooler elevations and latitudes, adjusting harvesting times, and using new vineyard water and soil management techniques. The story highlights how a traditionally tradition-bound industry is rethinking production methods to protect its future.
- 2Rising temperatures threaten Japan's sake rice crops▼As temperatures rise, Japan’s sake rice is feeling the heat
Japan's sake rice, the key ingredient in traditional rice wine brewing, is under strain as temperatures rise. Growers and brewers report the rice is becoming harder to cultivate at quality, with heat affecting grain characteristics prized for brewing. The story highlights how climate change is reaching even Japan's most protected culinary traditions, prompting concern across the sake industry.
- 3French wine country faces climate, tariffs and falling demand▼In French wine country, climate change, tariffs and dwindling demand are a recipe for trouble
France's wine industry is confronting a convergence of pressures: climate change is disrupting harvests, US tariffs are squeezing export markets, and domestic and global demand for wine is shrinking. Growers and producers in regions like Bordeaux face falling sales and financial strain, prompting debate over vineyard pull-outs, subsidies and how the centuries-old industry must adapt to survive.