Lighter and more thin-skinned than cabernet sauvignon or merlot, pinot is sensitive to climate and handling.

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They are a temperate-climate crop, sensitive to temperature changes and requiring four distinct seasons.

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In Dr Schmittner's analysis, the climate is less sensitive to carbon dioxide than was feared.

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has pointed to the importance of mountain glaciers as sensitive indicators of climate change.

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