Napa Valley Wineries Face Climate Shuffle

Whether the wild weather of 2007 will mean a stellar or mediocre vintage for California wines (or something in between), remains to be seen.

But the harvest has been upset, expanded, contracted, sped up and slowed down across Napa Valley and surrounding wine growing regions. The harvest started early, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, then a heat wave was followed by a cold snap -- all of which affected harvest of various varieties.

Global warming has been affecting vintners across the world, as longtime winemakers seek higher ground or more northerly latitudes to keep their vineyards in business.

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