Prosecco production takes a toll on northeast Italy's environment

The sparkling wine prosecco is responsible for the erosion of about 880 million pounds of soil in northeast Italy. This industry is responsible for 74 percent the regions erosion and could jeopardize the future vineyards. For each bottle of prosecco, about 10 pounds of soil is eroded away from the region. Scientists say that leaving grass or shrubs in between rows of the vineyards could cut the erosion in half.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/prosecco-production-toll-northeast-italy-soil-environment

If this problem persists, it could mean the end for any vineyards in the region. This problem could very easily be fixed. I feel that vineyard owners should need to leave grass and shrubs in between the rows of vineyards. This would drastically decrease the amount of solid eroded away and would most likely solve the problem at hand.

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2019 at 6:03 PM

    I agree. Vineyard owners should have to leave grass and shrubs between there rows of vineyards. If it cuts the erosion in half why would they not do it? Does it hurt the vineyards if there is grass and shrub in between the rows?

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