Experts have warned that some of Europe's favourite wines could be ruined by climate change. Climate change could destroy Prosecco and other popular European wines, new research has warned. Prosecco – sparkling white wine Made in Italy's mountain vineyards, it's one of the continent's most popular drinks. But grape harvests are dwindling, ravaged by a deadly combination of extreme weather and soil degradation. The new analysis – published in the journal iScience last month – describes the crop as “fragile and at risk”. "The risk is not just the loss of agricultural produce or the change countries ", which negatively affects the local economy," says lead study author Dr Paolo Tarolli from the University of Padua in Italy. (Charlotte Elton)