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Climate change: sparkling wine under pressure

Dominik Vombach, Benjamin Herzog, 11.10.2024

Climate change is progressing rapidly in the sparkling wine regions – whether in Champagne, where wines are changing their character, or in Spain, the home of Cava, where entire vintages are threatened by drought. The other side of the coin is new wine regions such as southern England, which has become a sparkling wine hotspot thanks to climate change.

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The Ruinart champagne house is famous for its Blanc de Blancs full of elegance and finesse. Like many champagnes, these fine wines are particularly susceptible to changes in the growing conditions. The warmer the weather, the more mature the aroma of the wines. Ruinart is aware of this and compensates for vintage fluctuations as best it can with reserve wines.

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