US wine industry 'doing nothing' on climate change

Decanter.com: A leading US climate change researcher says the US wine industry is 'doing nothing' to study the problem. Further research and adaptation is crucial for continued success in wine growing areas, Professor Greg Jones of Southern Oregon University said – but the US is 'in denial'.

'It is absolutely clear that viticultural climates of tomorrow will not be as they are today,' Jones said at the Taste3 conference at Napa's Copia earlier this month. 'The Australian industry has funded numerous projects on weather and climate influences and impacts over the last couple of years, while the US has done virtually nothing,' Jones said….

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