A new study published Wednesday in the journal iScience now argues that climate change could contribute to superior vintages -- at least up to a point.
And even if good years are characterized by a dry and hot summer, too severe a drought can be devastating. They focused on Bordeaux because its wine region relies exclusively on rainfall for irrigation and because of the long term records of wine scores.But the paper argues that because there is broad consensus about what makes good versus bad wine, the taste scores offer a reliable means to monitor how crops are changing over time -- and they attempted to statistically control for the effects of improving winemaking technology.
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