Climate change to radically alter vineyard map?
Climate change to radically alter vineyard map?
Jul 14, 2011 6
Napa Valley, Calif. -- Climate change may have wine makers over a barrel.
A new study suggests it may drastically affect some of the world's great wine-producing regions.
The study, from Stanford University, says vineyards in California could shrink by 50 percent over the next 30 years. California wine is currently a $16.5 billion industry.
Other famous regions could be affected, as well.As CBS News Correspondent John Blackstone points out, the vineyards of California's sunny Napa Valley are known for their top-quality cabernets and chardonnays. Which may explain why the people who make wine there, such as Michael Honig,
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