In a vineyard on the Greek island of Santorini, winemaker Yiannis Boutaris gestures to a dried-up 'kouloura' vine trained into the shape of a basket to protect the grapes from the gruelling summer sun. The plant endured for 90 years but was finally killed by heat and drought.
Its fate highlights a growing problem on Santorini, where low rainfall and searing temperatures from 2023-2025 have increased the price of grapes, slashed wine production and intensified concerns over water supply - an issue blighting much of Greece as climate change makes summers hotter and rainfall more erratic.
