FACING UP TO THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT

IN most workplaces we are told that we must adapt and be comfortable in a “change environment”. The fast moving pace of life affects everything we do. And the same can also be said about the profession of growing grapes. Climate change, seen through challenging growing conditions, is forcing viticulturists to constantly question their approach to growing healthy grapes. Global warming is becoming one of the key factors that is driving what kind of wines we drink.

South Australia is regarded, rightly so, as the “Wine State” and it is at the forefront of producing the volume that we