Midwest Wine Press

Winters to Become Less Extreme

by · April 3, 2015

A new climate study or article now comes out almost daily.  Many of the reports contradict one another, so we’re just going to cherry pick the climate stories that are favorable for growing cold hardy grapes.

Exhibit One of a friendlier climate are two new studies published in the Journal of Climate and the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.  (The Washington Post article that mentions the studies does not say who conducted the research, but that’s immaterial since the news fits our new positive climate change slant.)  The bottom line is that winters should get warmer in North America as the arctic warms.

See: Studies Conclude Climate Change Will Cause Less Severe Winters

Mark Ganchiff

Mark Ganchiff is the publisher of Midwest Wine Press, the leading source of news on the growing wine industry in the central United States. Mark has been a wine judge at the 2012 and 2014 INDY International Wine Competition, the 2014 Cold Climate Wine Competition, the 2013 Mid-American Wine Competition, the 2012 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition and the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition. He also enjoys speaking at wine events including the Cold Climate Wine Conference, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Grape and Wine Conference and the Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Mark's articles about regional wine have appeared in Vineyard & Winery Management, WineMaker and several regional magazines. Mark is a Level One Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers. He lives in Louisville, but also has a residence in Chicago.

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