What’s the future of wine in a warming world?

Climate change is transforming wine production around the world.
New wine-growing regions are emerging, where the conditions have
never been better; while for many traditional producers, drought
and rising temperatures are causing a crisis. How is the changing
climate impacting the taste and origin of wine, and who are the
winners and losers?


Presenter Sophie Eastaugh heads to the Crouch Valley in Essex,
England, to find out why the area’s becoming a hotspot for
boutique wine. And she travels to Penedes in Catalonia, where one
of Spain’s oldest family wine companies, Familia Torres, are
battling a four-year drought. How can traditional wine growers
adapt to the challenge of a warming world?


Featuring: Katie & Umut Yesil, Co-founders of Riverview
Crouch Valley wine in Essex Duncan McNeil, vineyard manager in
Essex Miguel Torres, President of Familia Torres in Spain Josep
Sabarich, Chief Winemaker at Familia Torres Mireia Torres,
Director of Knowledge and Innovation at Familia Torres


Email us your comments and questions to
theclimatequestion@bbc.com or WhatsApp: +44 8000 321 721


Production team: Presenter: Sophie Eastaugh Producers: Sophie
Eastaugh, Jordan Dunbar and Osman Iqbal Production coordinator:
Brenda Brown Sound designer: Tom Brignell Editor: Simon Watts