Climate change is good news for English wine
By Ouerdya Ait Abdelmalek In Plumpton, United Kingdom Agence France Presse | China Daily | Updated: 2015-12-26 07:59
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Rising temperatures are a big bonus for UK's winemakers
While climate change menaces vineyards in southern Europe, English winemakers are raising a toast to warming weather as it improves their wines and has helped revive an ancient tradition.
"Climate change is benefitting us a lot," says Chris Foss, head of the Wine Department at Plumpton College, the first to offer courses in winemaking in Britain and a symbol of its maturing wine industry.
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