Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 2186 of the Italian Wine Podcast and Everybody Needs a Bit of Scienza, where Professor Scienza takes questions from the international wine community and answers them in his own inimitable way! These shows are generally in the Italian language.  Today’s question comes from Beverley Bourdin. Today’s question(s):  With extreme weather (drought and high temperatures), which Italian grapes are most at risk and which are most resilient?                                                                             In caso di clima estremo (siccità e alte temperature), quali sono le uve italiane più a rischio e quali quelle più resilienti?  More about Professor Scienza: Professor Atillio Scienza is the one who checks all the facts and regulates when we mistakenly type “Verdicchio” instead of “Vermentino.” He is a full professor at the University of Milan in the Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences where he teaches courses on genetic improvements to the vine; he also teaches Viticulture in