Media Pushes Climate Fears Over Arizona Wine, But Vineyards Keep Thriving
No evidence supports a climate ‘crisis’ or any harm to Arizona’s booming wine industry.
by H. Sterling Burnett June 17, 2025, 10:46 AM
The Arizona Republic ran a story expressing worry that the state’s “booming” wine industry will be unable to cope with climate change. This is false. [emphasis, links added]
The commercial wine industry is of fairly recent vintage, arising amid and beginning to thrive during ongoing climate change. No measurable temperature or weather trends suggest it won’t be able to keep flourishing in the future.
In the Arizona Republic story, “Arizona’s wine industry is booming — but can it weather the climate crisis?”, Amanda Luberto assumes there is a climate crisis without presenting any evidence that such a crisis exists, much less that climate change is negatively impacting Arizona’s “booming” wine industry.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/media-climate-fear-arizona-vineyards-thriving/
