New ways of coping with Arctic winters

As the leaves fall from the vines in November, the annual race against the clock begins in the cooler reaches of the northern hemisphere. In Ningxia, China, vineyard workers at Pernod Ricard’s Helan Mountain Winery begin the arduous process of laying down canes for winter burial. Wind machines are readied for their winter vigil at Southbrook Vineyards on the...