Canada: Winemaking adapts in face of changing
Canada: Winemaking adapts in face of changing
Jul 21, 2012
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(CBC) - Maybe icewine will be produced in new areas across Canada. Maybe winemakers will try their hand at drying grapes artificially off the vine. Or perhaps vineyards will pop up in areas not known as wine regions.
In the face of changing climate conditions, Canadian grape growers, wine producers and scientists are turning their attention to finding the best ways to adapt.
Climate change can be a controversial topic for some folk, but not for those at the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute at Brock University, deep in the heart of Ontario's Niagara wine region.
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