Thus Der Spiegel today. “In France, climate change is no longer just an abstract problem,” explains the newspaper. “The culinary country’s grand wine culture is threatened by rising global temperatures. Vintners are fighting to save a part of our world cultural heritage that spans the last two millennia.” Extreme weather is ever more common in all of France’s winegrowing regions. Heavy rains and hailstorms frequently follow heat waves and dry periods in the summer. And the weather is so mild in the winter that plants can never rest. What is more, the situation is getting worse year by year. The vintners’ calendars are thus in turmoil. By and by, they are focusing on highly specialized wines and neglecting the standard ones. As the article shows, there is quite a bit of concern across France about the future of winegrowing. Of course, the situation is even worse in Spain and Italy. The same holds for the Croatian coast, including Istria. To my surprise, the article touches me deeply. Climate change is one of my favorite concerns as of late, but this is one of the first times that it touches me personally, as it were. Life without wine is difficult to imagine. I, too, am feeling the heat.