WATCH | Race against time to rescue Argentina wine grapes | Business

  • 📰 News24
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 35 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 17%
  • Publisher: 80%

Brasil Notícia Notícia

Brasil Últimas Notícias,Brasil Manchetes

Frost, hail, extreme temperatures and drought have hit grape vines in Argentina's province of Mendoza. About 78% of Argentina's wine comes from the region. Projections indicate that harvests for 2023 may be 40% less than in normal years. | News24_Business

It is a race against time in the fabled Mendoza wine region in the west of the South American country once again in the grip of La Nina, a periodic weather phenomenon that cools surface temperatures and intensifies drought.

"In a year like this, anything is possible," he added of"one of the most difficult in the wine history of the province of Mendoza" where 78% of Argentina's wine comes from, mainly reds.Cellar master Jose Mounier shows AFP the damage caused by frost at the flowering stage to a cluster of cabernet franc grapes, misshapen beyond recognition.

This is about 40% less than a"normal" year for a country that oscillates between five and seven on the world's top-10 wine producers' list."We are looking at the worst harvest in more than 20 years, perhaps in 60," said Mario Gonzalez, president of the Argentine Wine Corporation .

 

Obrigado pelo seu comentário. Seu comentário será publicado após ser revisado.

_Business Voordelig vir ons wyn uitvoere

_Business Good news for South Africa

Resumimos esta notícia para que você possa lê-la rapidamente. Se você se interessou pela notícia, pode ler o texto completo aqui. Consulte Mais informação:

 /  🏆 4. in BR

Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes