PBS NewsHour and WUSA explain 'How climate change is impacting the wine and spirits industries'

I've gone more than halfway through October without examining climate change and extreme weather, so it's time I return to discussing this long-term threat. Fortunately, PBS NewsHour provided the perfect video for this topic last night, How climate change is impacting the wine and spirits industries.

From destructive wildfires to floods that threaten grape and grain harvests, climate change is altering the nature of wine and spirit production around the world. Food and travel writer Brian Freedman's new book, "Crushed," captures how growers and producers are adapting to sudden and dramatic climate shifts. He joins Geoff Bennett to discuss.

The story about how Tabor is recreating an ecosystem in its vinyards reminds me of one of Commoner's Laws: Nature knows best. That's a lesson I think more of us will have to learn.

WUSA had earlier had Freedman on as a guest in How winemakers are adapting to changes in global climate.

Author Brian Freedman explains how climate change affects wine production as outlined in his book "Crushed: How a Changing Climate Is Altering the Way We Drink".

Since this is about food and farming, another of Commoner's Laws applies: There is no free lunch. Everything has hidden and sometimes not-so-hidden environmental, social, and economic costs. That includes our food and drink. Freedman mentioning the winery in Texas that grows more sustainable grapes that require fewer chemical inputs resulting in less pollution also ties into everything is connected to everything else and there is no away. While I really don't have time in my environmental science class to add either of these videos, I can at least mention some of the findings. Welcome to blogging as professional development.