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<\/a>Weird and wonderful facts from MW Symposium<\/h1>\n<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve just returned from an intensive four days tasting and listening to inspirational speakers at the MW Symposium in Florence. It was an excellent trip \u2013 we were looked after so well by our Italian hosts and it was a joy to taste so many excellent wines, many of which were made from grape varieties I have never heard of. And to meet so many interesting people from all over the world who work with wine in various ways.<\/p>\n
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So here are some miscellaneous facts from the symposium that are variously fascinating, funny, alarming and downright bizarre!<\/p>\n
There are 5 \u2013 6000 grape cultivars worldwide<\/p>\n
Global temperatures are rising and the climate is much more variable and unpredictable<\/p>\n
Differences in terroir may be due to microbial populations of a vineyard<\/p>\n
Austrian wine exports and Conchita Wurst: both rising like a phoenix<\/p>\n
Cabernet Sauvignon is now the most planted grape variety in the world<\/p>\n India has the lowest per capita wine consumption in the world at 12 ml<\/p>\n Costco has 14% margin on everything<\/p>\n Wine people, including MWs, like to dance. Not always well, but they like to dance.\u00a0<\/p>\n GM vines \u2013 weapons of mass destruction<\/p>\n There are 318 grape varieties in France. Over 700 in Italy<\/p>\n playing the ukelele can help stuck fermentations<\/p>\n Mount Etna is a very trendy wine region<\/p>\n By 2050, many of today\u2019s wine regions will be unviable due to global warming\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2026..\u00a0 and that includes the Languedoc.\u00a0<\/p>\n So I reckon I\u2019ll head back to my roots for my dotage.\u00a0 Domaine Sheriffmuir Pinot Noir anyone?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” 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