DoomsdaysCW<p>Report: Global <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wine</span></a> production worst in 62 years due to 'extreme <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> events'</p><p>The 10% decrease is the world's steepest drop in wine production in 62 years, according to the industry report. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/grape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grape</span></a> harvest was the worst reported since 1961.</p><p>By Mike Heuer, UPI </p><p>Published Apr 29, 2024</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fires</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/droughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>droughts</span></a> and other conditions commonly associated with a changing global climate greatly contributed to making the world's 2023 wine production the worst in 62 years, industry officials have reported.</p><p>"A 'State of the World Vine and Wine Sector in 2023' report released Thursday by the France-based International Organization of Vine and Wine cites 'extreme environmental conditions' as a primary cause of a 10% drop in global wine production in 2023.</p><p>"John Barker, director of the wine organization, said 'drought, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExtremeHeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeHeat</span></a> and fires, as well as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HeavyRain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeavyRain</span></a> causing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flooding</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fungal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fungal</span></a> disease across major northern and southern hemisphere wine production regions" were primary factors in the decrease in global wine production.</p><p>"The 10% decrease is the world's steepest drop in wine production in 62 years, according to the industry report. The grape harvest was the worst reported since 1961.</p><p>"A 26% drop in wine production in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> and a 23% drop in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> made those nations the worst in 2023. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> lost more than 20% of its wine production, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chile</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfrica</span></a> each recorded 10% drops."</p><p><a href="https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/report-global-wine-production-worst-in-62-years-due-to-extreme-climate-events/1645758" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">accuweather.com/en/climate/rep</span><span class="invisible">ort-global-wine-production-worst-in-62-years-due-to-extreme-climate-events/1645758</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodShortages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodShortages</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HungerGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HungerGames</span></a></p>