Chardonnay out, fiano in. How the climate is changing everything, including the wine you might soon be drinking
As raging bushfires ravaged Queensland’s Granite Belt in 2019, Mike Hayes could do little but watch the crops of his beloved vineyards be destroyed by smoke. The smoky taste is disastrous for a vintage if it’s not immediately obvious, he explains: “Once you bottle it, about eight months later, it tastes like an ashtray.” The …