Mapping out wine sustainability

2016 was the watershed year that some Burgundy producers lost their entire crop to hail and frost. Across the Chablis region, which was particularly hard hit, it’s estimated only about half of the usual harvest made it to bottle. This was followed by equally devasting frosts in 2017.

The raging Northern California wildfires of 2017 were the costliest on record, and spread dangerously close to well-established wineries in Napa and Sonoma. Frey Vineyards, for example, saw their winery’s tasting room, bottling facility, offices and 14 of the property’s residences reduced to ashes.

Wineries across the world are feeling the effects of climate change and its direct or indirect impact. Some have made extreme steps to continue making wine into the future, such as Piemonte-based Angelo Gaja’s venture