While New Zealand deals with massive flooding, Chile burns and Turkey is dealing with devastating earthquakes in which thousands have lost their lives.
Everyone knows about NZ wines, and the celebrated Marlborough region is among the most heavily affected by the heavy rains. It is unknown if the rains will damage the vines.
In Chile, fires have ripped through winemaking regions, destroying some of the region's oldest vines. Three regions – Araucanía, Biobío, and Ñuble – have declared a state of emergency after temperatures soared to more than 40C. Wildfires have already burned more than 40,000ha in the area. Record temperatures and strong winds have made it difficult to stop the blazes from spreading. The drought conditions had already made this a challenging year for Chilean winemakers.
You didn't know about the wines of Turkey? Cappadocia, Aegean, Thrace, Central, and Eastern Anatolia are Turkey’s major grape-growing and wine-production areas where you can find numerous vineyards. Sadly, just a small proportion of Turkish-grown grapes are made into wine, but some of the boutique vineyards have been producing fine wines that are being recognised on the international stage.
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