[Dr. Sivana]

vineyard owners are ditching these grape varieties in favour of those that are better equipped to handle the increases in global temperature.

How do the grapes know what the "global" temperature is? We've been told that North America is an anomaly with these cold winters and cool summers. In any event, the global temperature hasn't changed in well over a decade anyway. I think it is an attempt to create artificial demand.

[GraceG]

They frickin RAISED GRAPES FOR WINE IN BRITAIN DURING THE LAST MEDEVIAL WARM PERIOD THESE DAMNED FOOLS!

[GraceG]

[ How do the grapes know what the “global” temperature is? We’ve been told that North America is an anomaly with these cold winters and cool summers. In any event, the global temperature hasn’t changed in well over a decade anyway. I think it is an attempt to create artificial demand. ]

(Hippie mode)
Because they are connected to the earth man....
(end hippie mode)

Why not simply start raising grapes in more norther latitudes, like the romans did when they raised grapes for wine in Great Britain during the last roman warm period.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Warm_Period

The Roman Warm Period or the Roman climatic optimum has been proposed as a period of unusually warm weather in Europe and the North Atlantic that ran from approximately 250 BC to 400 AD.

[Baynative]

"A wine expert has warned that fine wines in particular, such as Pinot Noir, are having their flavour significantly altered due to climate change."

How does propaganda and untested junk science influence flavor? ...Oops, flavour