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The World Migration of Grape Stock opus 970

10 October 2026 2104 Hours Climate, Biology, Botany, Current Events, Diet, Environment, Farming, Food, Migration
If there were ever a question about the world's temperature change,
Just examine the world of wine.
Vineyards are creeping northward each year with ever-warmer days.
Even places like Sweden are starting to grow grapes.
Soon native grapes will be replacing the imbibing of
The nectars of the tiny six legged producers of mead!
In Europe, grape harvesting is occurring two weeks earlier.
European grape stocks are being transported to Australia
Where they will flourish in those relatively cooler climes.
Going south, South Africa now produces its own wines.
General wine consumption is decreasing world-wide,
Which may shift wine-drinking from unexemplary blends,
To more discerning choices of better quality.
The question remains as to how long a period
Will wine production be possible on our ever-warming planet.