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Last month saw the debut of World Lambrusco Day at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, a celebration of the famous red bubbles from Emilia-Romagna that aims to demonstrate the versatility and international appeal of the wines. Filippo Bartolotta reports.
Even the great traditions of wine growers in the champagne region are not immune to fears about climate change, it seems. Yesterday the growers scrapped a century-old rule governing the distance between vines to cut the emissions produced by their machinery. For 100 years, the maximum allowed has been 1.5metres (5ft). This forces the vines to compete with neighbours, a struggle that helps them produce the ideal grape. But a 15-year study by growers, scientists and champagne houses found that larger spaces would allow a 20 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions because machinery co...