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Grape expectations

Climate change is already transforming the wine industry

grapes in Xinjiang, China

GRAPE EXPECTATIONS  As famed regions such as Napa and Bordeaux become too warm, wine producers will have to find new places to grow grapes, such as in China’s Xinjiang region (shown).

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By Susan Gaidos

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