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Boxed Wine and Vodka Made From CO2: The Green Future of Booze
Lessons in viticulture and spirits-making in the face of climate change, from the three-day Living Soils Forum in Paris in February.
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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, climate change still demands global attention, which is why a green movement is sweeping the wine and spirits world.
Did you know that synthetic bioluminescence from bacteria could make lighting in wineries more sustainable? Or that distillers can use solar power to create vodka out of thin air and water? These are among the surprising things I learned at a forum on wine and climate change at Vinexpo Paris in February, before social distancing became a way of life and air travel a memory.