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00:00In a country better known for its beer, Belgium is seeing a resurgence in winemaking as the
00:06climate changes.
00:14Belgium's winemakers are busy adapting to climate change, and the rise in temperature
00:18is encouraging more winemaking in a country that's famous for its beer.
00:23But in Wallonia, near to the French border, the winemaking is also being hindered by the
00:28hazards of climate change.
00:54With global warming, the budding of the vines begins earlier in the season, making it more
00:58vulnerable to spring frost.
01:01And there's another headache, the recent appearance of insects and diseases in the vineyards of
01:05northern Europe, which used to be more common in the south.
01:09There's an insect called Drosophila suzuki, it started in southern Europe, so at the time,
01:21the other countries that are more north, they don't come to us.
01:25But apparently, the Suzuki Drosophila suzuki, it moves more north every year, it has already
01:33become here in Belgium.
01:35So winemakers are having to adapt and change their technique.
01:39The owner of Chateauban-Baron now applies clay to her vines, to protect them from both
01:44water stress and heat stress.
01:47And she's also started removing some of the leaves from the vine.
01:50When Jeannette Vannes started her vineyard, she had a lot of problems, she had a lot of
01:57problems.
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