DownUnder
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as a policy advisor experiencing the reality of truly intense heat in an environment ill equipped...what step would you advise the goverment to take?
as a policy advisor experiencing the reality of truly intense heat in an environment ill equipped...what step would you advise the goverment to take?
Their beer was warm before. Now it's piping hot.Those temps in the UK are significant because not only are they new records (broken within 3 years too) but they are further north than ever before.
Little known fact…the Champagne region in France has similar geology to the south of England since they were once part of the same ancient mega-continent. The conditions for growing Champagne grapes have shifted north over the years such that now there are champagne style (can’t call it champagne as it’s not from that area in France) vineyards in the south of England now apparently owned by some French farmers.
Yes the Holocene maximum occurred then and we should be dipping toward the next mini-ice age and were.Apparently in Roman times the UK weather was OK for wine makers. As the climate changed they switched from grapes to turnips.
Danny Bhoy had a bit in his show about the wine from Scotland. It was submitted to a competition and described simply as "undrinkable".and yes they are growing wine in Scotland.
I'm not convinced by awards. Most seem to be highly correlated with how much entrants contribute. It makes sense Ontario does well at icewine as there isn't a lot of competition but much of the rest is mediocre (and VQA is basically a marketing scam).Ontario's used to be too until they learned the craft and won a lot of international awards.
Wineries in Scotland – Yes, There Are Five or So… - Dr. Liz Thach, MW
(June 2016) Generally the first step I take before visiting a new country is to research their winery situation. However, when preparing to travel to Scotland on a golf and whisky trip with my husband, I decided to wait until I actually arrived in the country to jump online and do a search...lizthachmw.com
Niagara, Ont.'s Hidden Bench Estate Winery was awarded the “Best in Show” at the 2021 Decanter Wine Awards in London, England for their single-vineyard 2018 Felseck Vineyard Chardonnay. The Decanter World Wine Awards is the largest and most influential wine competition in the world. 7 July 2021
But then I think wine is a waste of perfectly good fresh grapesJudged by top wine experts from around the globe, the DWWA is trusted internationally for its rigorous judging process.