Climate change has already had an effect on the champagne production cycle. "We really must start researching now as in 25 years it will be too late," Le Mailloux says. The Champagne Committee is looking to develop new, more resistant grape varieties while retaining all the properties of the "King of Wines". Throughout the programme, "maintaining the champagne style is a central goal," Le Mailloux says. "We are taking a very long-term view," says Thibaut Le Mailloux of the Champagne Committee, a trade association of independent winegrowers and merchants.

Source: The Local August 04, 2016 03:00 UTC