This is the continuation of Walter's Italian grape varieties in Australia – part 1.
Climate change is one of very few topics that triggers no controversy in the wine industry. While the consequences of a warming planet have slowly begun to affect other businesses, in viticulture the effects have been much more immediate and, crucially, more tangible as grapes and their wines show a clear picture of the change. Discussions abound on how the taste of classic wine styles is altering and how this century’s unprecedented spells of intense heat create an ongoing dilemma for wine producers. They...