The Guardian posted a story this week describing the negative impacts of recent climate extremes on wine production around the world. Among the hardest hit areas is South America, which could particularly affect the production of malbec, a popular variety from Argentina and Chile. South Africa is set to report a 19% fall, but the news is better for Australia and New Zealand, which are expected to increase production by 5% and 35% respectively. The New Zealand figures would put it near a record it set in 2014.
Many of the impacts are due to the effects of El Niño, which affects different regions of the world in different ways. You can read more at https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/20/global-wine-production-falls-2016-climatic-events.
