The Six Biggest Ways Wine Will Change in 2024

Bubbly wine is rising in popularity as is the use of robots and AI in wineries.

In California, vineyard acreage of the grape has more than doubled since 2022, so expect many more superb bottlings, both inexpensive and luxury-tier, to hit the shelves. Dreamstime/TNS

By Elin McCoy From Bloomberg News

As I peer in my crystal glass to puzzle out where the wine world is going next, I see one constant: climate change. It challenged winemakers in 2023, the hottest year in history, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.