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Climate Change Comes To Ontario Wineries: Hot Summers, Poor Rainfall Threaten Grapes

First Posted: 07/22/11 12:48 PM ET Updated: 11/01/11 04:16 PM ET

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Warmer temperatures are changing the nature of Ontario's wine industry.

The Globe and Mail:

Ontario’s wine makers are fighting to protect their grapes against Mother Nature’s wrath. The destructive forces of climate change are already being felt in the world’s biggest wine-producing regions – California, Europe and Australia – as the steady rise in global temperatures scorches vineyards and depletes water supplies.

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Ontario’s wine makers are fighting to protect their grapes against Mother Nature’s wrath. The destructive forces of climate change are already being felt in the world’s biggest wine-producing re...
Ontario’s wine makers are fighting to protect their grapes against Mother Nature’s wrath. The destructive forces of climate change are already being felt in the world’s biggest wine-producing re...
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TurnSeiki
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06:07 PM on 07/22/2011
Again with the climate change hoax. When are these people going to give it up? Did the dinosaurs cause the Ice Age? Did extraterrestrials cause the increase in temperature on Mars? These people can DONATE their money to this cause. Because, they sure as hell aren't going to tax me for this boondoggle.
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02:14 PM on 07/22/2011
You mean there's a chance that there will be less grapes grown by the side of the major highway through Niagara? I remember driving through Niagara on the way to Buffalo; I was disgusted by the site of grape vines below the highway. Think about the amount of pollutants from cars and trucks those vines absorb in any given season; think about the snow and the soil in turn!

Ugh...glad I'm not a wine drinker.
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Torontotoad
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01:53 PM on 07/22/2011
Next to go with be the eastern ski resorts.....Hadda mention, cus I'm a skier, and will miss them....
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gwmikel
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12:32 PM on 07/22/2011
I spoke with Gore, and he assured me that it it Bush's fault!
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AGooglyMinotaur
Ahh, Theseus. It appears you are out of thread.
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12:49 PM on 07/22/2011
das übertrö|l
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