Al gore, special guest, closed the conference through a live videoconference from the US.

On 15 and 16 February 2008 the Wine Academy of Spain hosted the 2nd World Congress on Climate Change and Wine at the Hesperia Tower Hotel in Barcelona.

Beating all expectations in terms of numbers, the Congress attracted over 350 participants from over 40 countries to Barcelona, including winemakers, academics, growers, importers, sommeliers and over 80 national and international media organisations.

The hosts were impressed by the considerable number of wine world professionals who attended on their own initiative to hear about the impacts of the climate crisis on the wine industry and possible ways to adapt to the new climate situatio. more information...