Exploring the modern wine world - new wine regions, grape varieties and changing wine styles - how are winemakers adapting to climate change and what will this do to the wine in your glass?
Having survived the existential threat of phylloxera in the 1800's, how is the modern wine world adapting to the threats from climate change? What is the impact on the wine in your glass? This course offers an approachable, informative introduction to the innovations and adaptations of the modern wine industry. Through tasting delicious wines from around the world, we explore how historic regions are adapting. Planting new grape varieties, adopting new growing methods and winemaking, and creating new wine styles, will the historic wine regions survive? With new regions and countries entering the wine world, offering real competition to the historic regions, what does the future hold? Suitable for wine lovers of all knowledge levels, from home enthusiast to connoisseur. Note: There will be an additional fee to cover the costs of the wines we will be tasting.