Climate change leads to extinction of European grape varieties

Published Aug 31, 2024

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Extreme weather conditions are causing significant problems for wineries in Southern Europe, with the Assyrtiko grape variety, used for white wine, being severely impacted. Yields have dropped sharply due to intense heat, with some predictions suggesting the grape variety could disappear by 2040. This issue is part of a larger problem, with the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) predicting a 10% global wine production drop in 2023, the lowest level in 60 years, due to adverse weather conditions including heavy rains, drought, and early frosts. In particular, production in Greece is expected to fall by over a third, while in Italy and Spain it is expected to fall by over a fifth.

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Extreme weather conditions are threatening production at wineries in Southern Europe: one grape variety is at risk of extinction, EastFruit reports. We are talking about the Assyrtiko grape variety, which is used to make white wine. According to Business Georgia, its yield has dropped sharply due to the intense heat. Yannis Paraskevopoulos, a winemaker from the island of Santorini, said that last year the production volume at Paraskevopoulos’s Gaia Wines was about a third of the 2022 production volume. This year’s harvest is estimated to be down to one sixth of the 2022 level. Experts fear that Assyrtiko may disappear altogether by 2040. Read also: Moldova's table grape production to fall by 30% in 2024 - forecast According to the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), global wine production in 2023 will fall by 10% to 237.3 million ...

Source: Eastfruit