Inside scientists' mission to save America’s wine industry from climate change

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The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America's wine, but the region is also prone to wildfires, making for a combustible combination and a risk to vineyards

Oregon State University researcher Cole Cerrato, left, and graduate student Lindsay Garcia prepare to send smoke from a small grill onto a row of wine grapes at the university's vineyard near Alpine, Ore., on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023.

Wine experts from three West Coast universities are working together to meet the threat, including developing spray coatings to protect grapes, pinpointing the elusive compounds that create that nasty ashy taste, and deploying smoke sensors to vineyards to better understand smoke behavior.

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