Wine Grape Harvest Starts Earlier With Global Warming

KIDMAT ZVI, GOLAN HEIGHTS - AUGUST 19: Merlot grapes are sorted for quality shortly after being harvested at Assaf Winery on August 19, 2017 at Kidmat Zvi in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. In a trend that started in recent years, Israeli wineries have begun to harvest earlier in the season, a move winemakers attribute to record-hitting hot summer months causing their grapes to ripen sooner. Some wineries harvest at night in order to preserve the freshness of the grapes while others harvest at dawn and rush the grapes to the winery before they are warmed by the hot summer days. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)