How Climate Change Is Changing What's in Your Glass
Wine is one of the first products where climate change shows up in the bottle. Riper fruit, higher alcohol, new grapes in Bordeaux, and vineyards in Kent.
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Wine is one of the first products where climate change shows up in the bottle. Riper fruit, higher alcohol, new grapes in Bordeaux, and vineyards in Kent.
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