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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 harvest is under pressure as rising temperatures affect the crop used to brew the country's traditional rice wine. Higher heat can alter grain quality and the starch composition brewers rely on, prompting concern across the sake industry. Growers and brewers are watching how warming conditions reshape rice farming regions and production.
- 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.