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Some like hot: as the rest of the world braces itself for the impact of global climate change, in a small corner of Austria, the local winemakers are quietly celebrating its arrival. In Western Styria, the warmer temperatures are enabling the grapes to ripen fully, bringing about a revolution in centuries-old winemaking practices.
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Franz Strohmeier pulls a small blue grape from the vine, sucks out the pips and squeezes a drop of juice onto his refractometer. Snapping down a clear plastic screen, he lifts the device towards the early evening sky and peers into it with one eye as if it's a telescope. 'Just as I thought,' he says. 'The sugar has reached 16.5[degrees] Klosterneuburger. We'll begin harvesting tomorrow. This is going to be another great year.'
We're standing in a steeply sloping vineyard in the heart of Western Styria, a tranquil corner of southern Austria where every autumn for ...
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