The heat goes on. The world reached 1°C above pre-industrial levels in 2017; by December 2020, it stood at 1.18°C (Copernicus Climate Change Service). La Niña’s extended three-year run of 2020-2022, with its largely beneficial cooling effects for southern hemisphere viticulture, has ended; a warming El Niño phase is back, and the UN predicted in May 2023 that there is a 66% chance we will see 1.5°C of warming for at least one year in the
‘Tight, taut severity won’t please the drinker if its grip on the wine never eases’
Aug 02, 2023
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