Sensationalized by Stanford prof to claim future demise of fine wine on the West Coast. May be some great computer work, but the conclusions drawn are ridiculous.
On Dec 17th at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco, Noah Diffenbaugh, an Asst. Prof. of environmental earth system science at Stanford University, presented a paper using high-resolution computer models to predict future climate impact on certain local area crops. See Stanford News Service to read about the paper in more detail.
Prof. Diffenbaugh’s claim was, “Global warming could reduce the U.S. wine-grape region by 81% this century.” The Stanford Alumni website dutifully produced a feature story on Diffenbaugh’s presentation headlined, “Global Warming Could Empty Your Wine Glass.”
Bruce Cass disagrees. See Bruce’s Stanford Alumni Assoc. blog called Straight from the Vine to read his rejoinder.
Internationally recognized for his expertise on small-volume California wine producers, Bruce has earned accolades for his work as a wine educator, editor, freelance wine writer and wine judge. He has traveled extensively doing winery research in Europe, the Pacific Northwest, New Zealand, Chile and Argentina.
