3rd edition of the World Conference on Climate Change & Wine
The president of The Wine Academy of Spain, Pancho Campo MW, has stated that “those people who still cast doubt on the existence of climate change are outdated and have not documented themselves accordingly”. According to Campo, who is currently busy organising the third World Congress on Climate Change and Wine, (which will take place in Marbella on the 13th and 14th of April), we have reached a point in which “instead of questioning the situation we should focus on taking action and finding a solution”.Pancho Campo appointed Member of the Climate Project Spain´s Advisory Council
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During the growth period, the average temperature has increased in most quality wine producing regions. In very warm areas, the grapes reach an excessive alcohol ripening process accompanied by a lack of aromatic complexity. “The acidity tends to decrease, which is a drawback since a balance in acidity is a fundamental characteristic of a great wine”. The potassium also tends to increase as well as the ph, favouring the appearance of plagues, which in turn affect the vineyards. The excessive solar irradiation in some regions tends to “burn” the grapes. “ All these changes hinder certain varieties by decreasing their quality since they are forced to adapt to new climate parameters which they are not accustomed to”.
It is an international organization founded by former US Vice-President Al Gore.
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TCP Presenters, among whom is Pancho Campo, have conducted over 70,000 presentations all over the world to a total global audience of 7.5 million people. These presentations are updated regularly to include the lastest science discoveries and are available by request at no cost to any group or organization.
As part of his incessant work studying climate change, Pancho Campo and the Wine Academy of Spain is organizing the 3rd World Congress on Climate Change & Wine to be held 13-14 April in Marbella, Spain at which former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will be its honored guest.
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