[Leica] OT Chateau d'y Quem and wine tasting.

[gregj_lorenzo at hotmail.com (Greg Lorenzo)]

Nathan Wajsman writes:


> It is increasingly accepted in wine circles that English wine has made 
> huge strides in recent years and will continue to do so. Right now it is 
> mostly a low-quantity, good-quality business but as the effects of global 
> warming kick in the quantity will go up to. In fact, some winemakers in 
> Bordeaux (where d'Yquem is located, BTW) are now buying land in northern 
> France and southern England because they anticipate that in 30-40 years 
> their current vineyards in the south will have turned into desert.


Biggest future impact to agriculture, including wine growing and 
distribution, will be from increasingly expensive transportation costs as 
the price of energy skyrockets up with diminished non-renewable supplies.

 

No more fresh strawberries, melons, etc. from the southern part of the US, 
Mexico and South America in Canadian winters.

 

Greg Lorenzo

Calgary, Canada
                                          
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