"Most wine produced in the world is derived from a shared grape species, Vitis vinifera. Consisting of thousands of varieties, vinifera spans broad geographical regions from western Europe to southwest Asia, from the Middle East across to North Africa. When you enjoy wines like Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, or Merlot, you're enjoying vinifera. But wine is a mutable force. It's always changing to reflect its present circumstances, and the story of vinifera is evolving."
"Constant disease pressure and extreme weather can affect grape health, resulting in expensive losses. Compromised grapes do not become wine that anyone wants to drink. Winegrowers-farmers-must deal in practicalities. With roaming vineyards addled by invasive insects, pools of heavy rainwater in seasons that used to be bone-dry, and contagions that spread from vine to vine, they've asked the fraught question of whether wine as we know it will exist in the future at all. If so, under what rules of engagement?"
Most global wine derives from Vitis vinifera, a species encompassing thousands of varieties grown across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Vinifera wines include Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, and Merlot. Climate change and invasive pests are creating disease pressure and extreme weather that compromise grape health and cause costly crop losses in regions where vinifera is nonindigenous. Growers confront practical challenges as vineyards face rain where lands were dry and contagions that spread among vines. Industry leaders are promoting sustainability, resource sharing, and innovation while exploring other species such as Vitis labrusca to produce resilient, flavorful wines, notably on the U.S. East Coast.
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