| Associated Press: Climate change may lead to hotter, drier heat waves, heavier rains and quicker snowmelts in the future, scientists say -- and a change in the taste of Oregon's signature pinot noir wines also could be on the horizon. Vintners already are shifting their vines uphill to keep them cool during warmer summers. But researchers forecast that by the end of this century, pinot noir grapes, the centerpiece of the state's $1 billion wine industry, will grow better along Puget Sound than they do ... |
