Climate Change: Blessing and Curse
The Benefits
- More consistent ripening
- Pinot Noir quality soaring
- Dry styles easier to achieve
- New vineyard sites viable
The Challenges
- Traditional balance threatened
- Alcohol levels rising
- Gewürztraminer struggling with heat
- Harvest dates advancing rapidly
Adaptations
- Earlier picking to retain acidity
- Higher altitude plantings
- Canopy management for shade
- Some considering new varieties