This poor guy is harmed more by a confiscatory tax policy than climate change.
England's hottest summer on record has produced a bumper crop of unusually sweet apples — which, in turn, have bumped up the alcohol content of scrumpy (hard cider) from its typical 6-8% ABV to as high as 10.5% ABV. As a result, scrumpy is now classified as “wine,” meaning it’s taxed at a higher rate...and too expensive for producers to sell to pubs.
Take a trip to Roger Wilkins’ cider farm with me in this clip from “Rick Steves’ Europe” — and ponder yet another example of an industry impacted by climate change.
piped.video/watch?v=XMj8lCuU…
Whoa.
England's hottest summer on record has produced a bumper crop of unusually sweet apples — which, in turn, have bumped up the alcohol content of scrumpy (hard cider) from its typical 6-8% ABV to as high as 10.5% ABV. As a result, scrumpy is now classified as “wine,” meaning it’s taxed at a higher rate...and too expensive for producers to sell to pubs.
Take a trip to Roger Wilkins’ cider farm with me in this clip from “Rick Steves’ Europe” — and ponder yet another example of an industry impacted by climate change.
piped.video/watch?v=XMj8lCuU…
If scrumpy's climate story caught your attention, here are 3 other English cider regions worth exploring:
🍎 Somerset: Traditional farmhouse scrumpy made in centuries-old orchards
🍺 Herefordshire: Award-winning cideries using heritage apple varieties
🌳 Devon: Artisan producers creating single-variety craft ciders
England's hottest summer on record has produced a bumper crop of unusually sweet apples — which, in turn, have bumped up the alcohol content of scrumpy (hard cider) from its typical 6-8% ABV to as high as 10.5% ABV. As a result, scrumpy is now classified as “wine,” meaning it’s taxed at a higher rate...and too expensive for producers to sell to pubs.
Take a trip to Roger Wilkins’ cider farm with me in this clip from “Rick Steves’ Europe” — and ponder yet another example of an industry impacted by climate change.
piped.video/watch?v=XMj8lCuU…
the ABV of tuscan region wines has also increased due to climate change
England's hottest summer on record has produced a bumper crop of unusually sweet apples — which, in turn, have bumped up the alcohol content of scrumpy (hard cider) from its typical 6-8% ABV to as high as 10.5% ABV. As a result, scrumpy is now classified as “wine,” meaning it’s taxed at a higher rate...and too expensive for producers to sell to pubs.
Take a trip to Roger Wilkins’ cider farm with me in this clip from “Rick Steves’ Europe” — and ponder yet another example of an industry impacted by climate change.
piped.video/watch?v=XMj8lCuU…