Can British wine grapes resolve a global warming question?

enterstageright.com ^ | December 11, 2006 | Dennis T. Avery

[quantim]

Personally, I'd take the advice of the article and not buy stock in vineyards in England in spite of Mother Earth burning up.

[quantim]

Ping.

[quantim]

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Oenology global warming news ping.

[fat city]

Wow- British wines to go with that fantastic British cooking.

[Michael.SF.]

This article seems to take a simple approach to a complex question. The failures of the British to develop a true wine industry is due to many reasons, climate being low on that list. Such other factors as:

** Easy access to superior wine from Bordeaux.
** A taste for the strong wines of Portugal (note how many Port lodges have British names: Cockburn, Croft, Sandeman, Churchill, Taylor, Dow)
** a preference for beer (cheaper, easier to make, went better with British food)

They also ignore that some truly great wines come from regions further north and/or cooler then England (Champagne, Niagra, Rhine).

[tubebender]

Sounds to me like vineyards are the cause of global warming especially in the US where vineyards have increased many fold. Now don't rush to rip out any vines as I need my daily medicinal intake and if it gets any warmer I will be able to grow my own wine here in the Redwoods... >:o)

[quantim]

Yep, good points, especially the notion of 'develop' when it comes to wine in England.  Surely with today's technology palatable products can be made.

But if not they'll they be competing with the French with after-market grape juice containing alcohol.

It's mystifying why growers/winemakers insist on growing pinot noir in the the Leelanau peninsula in northern MI (might as well be Austria) as it is unfit for vinegar.

Yet the tourists still flock and buy enough to keep them in business.

(And speaking of points, you're going to need a lot of them on New Year's Day) </big wink>

I trust the weather will be fine for a good old-fashioned Rose Bowl?

[Cacique]

Maybe what they need is the introduction of the Malbec grape.

[Michael.SF.]

(And speaking of points, you're going to need a lot of them on New Year's Day)

LOL. Maybe so. But, we did have a hell of a run, didn't we? I enjoyed it all and knew it would end at some point. But I will take solice in:

a record of 57-5 in five seasons. Not bad.

I trust the weather will be fine for a good old-fashioned Rose Bowl?

It always is, or so it seems. I swear, more people decide to move to California on New Year's Day then any other day of the year:

Bob -- Look at that Martha, their wearing Tee shirts!
Martha -- So?
Bob -- It's 12 degrees outside. I spent two freakin hours shovlin so you get get your freakin gum drops for that damned cake and those Yahoo's are wearin freakin shorts!!
Martha -- Your point?
Bob -- We're movin......... This time I mean it!........ we're movin to California.

[TheLion]

My thinking is....the more wine, the better. I wish them well.

[MadIvan]

I live in a part of the country which is noted for having similar soil to the Champagne region in France. There's an excellent sparkling wine which gives the French a run for their money:

Nyetimber

It won some awards recently as well -

The world raises its glass to England's winemakers

Who needs the Frogs?

Regards, Ivan

[Caipirabob]

The debate: Is human-induced warming boosting British temperatures to "unnatural" levels, or is the gradual warming a repeat of previous cycles?

False debate - I adamantly refuse to partake in the nonsense and arrogant lie that humans are inducing a natural cycle that is obviously reflected in history per the author's own statements.

[NautiNurse]

It's not nice to fool with Algore's theory of global warming.

[kalee]

ping

[MadMitch]

Scottish wine is superb.

[caver]

I like the part in the article about the Roman warming and the Medieval warming periods. Apparently the Romans caused the first one and those technologically superior Medieval's caused the second. And of course those mean and nasty Americans caused the current warming trend.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Real men don't need SUVs.

I can't fit all that wine in the Gallardo, need an SUV. :o)

[garyhope]

"Sounds to me like vineyards are the cause of global warming"

Sorry, but you are wrong, wrong, wrong. Everyone knows that global warming is caused by cow and sheep "flatulance".

Well, that and all the hot air emenating from the Dhims and Dimo-craps such as big fat Teddy, Jon Francois Carry, Hellary, Chuckie, Joe "that's real hair" Biden, Insano Dean, Babs, Meathead, Clueless Clooney, Haradon, etc., etc., etc.

[colorado tanker]

Recently a little farming returned to Southern Greenland, so we appear to be approaching the temperatures of the Medieval Warm Period.