The traditional wine growing areas of Europe could soon be history, if climate change continues to advance. A Chance for more northerly regions?
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Germany: Saxony-Anhalt
In the Federal state of Saxony-Anhalt is the northernmost wine region, by a more than 70 km long wine road is situated on the Saale and Unstrut. So far, they are officially regarded as the most Northern wine road in Europe. But climate change will change that.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Germany: The Island Of Föhr
The North Frisian island of Föhr, 40 kilometers to the South of Denmark, has 8500 inhabitants. Here are the local Riesling variety Johanniter grows are made from the white wine and a sparkling wine. What could be Better than to be on an island with a private stock of wine beaches?
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Belgium: Flanders
Belgian beer is world-famous. But what of the grapes? After all, Wine goes back to Belgium to the Roman period. Today, the only remaining wine castle of Genoels-Elderen is proud to continue this Tradition. If you prefer red wine, try the Pinot Noir.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
England
The UK is one of the largest champagne importer in the world. However, the local winemakers are always better to have your own champagne, as it is with the French in the Champagne pre-power. The Ridgeview winery in Sussex (pictured) has been awarded for its Schwaumwein products several times.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Scotland
The Scottish vines grow stubborn, especially on the walls of famous castles in the country.In fact, it is in Scotland, not only to Whisky, they also cultivate cider and wine. But until the next Loire valley, it is still far. Critics say that Scottish wines are almost undrinkable, but with the progression of climate change this could change.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Sweden
In Sweden, alcohol is not advertised, therefore, the local wines are also within the country hardly known. But wine tastings are popular in Sweden. There are even quality wines, from wine Vingård mountains such as Astad, about 500 kilometers West of Stockholm.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Norway
The winery Lerkekåsa is proud to be the northernmost commercial wine-growing region in the world. It is approximately on the same latitude as Anchorage in Alaska. Most is grown here, the particularly cold-resistant variety Solaris. But the winemakers there are experimenting at present with a further 20 grapes – thanks to the global warming.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Island
Wine grapes do not grow in Iceland, actually – still. But a winemaker has created a drink that looks almost the same and tastes like wine from grapes. Kvöldsól is made from blackberries, blueberries and rhubarb, and the youth is very popular. Maybe Iceland could add in the coming years with rising temperatures in fact, even grapes.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Canada
About 5 hours drive North East of Vancouver to the breathtaking Okanagan lake with its wine terraces. Previously, these were wines in the best case, as an ambitious Experiment. Today, with the effects of global warming, has extended the harvest time. Even Merlots and Chardonnays can be grown. So you could even make the Californians in the Napa Valley competition.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Crimea
As the Comedians Donals Swann and Michael Flanders in 1959, wrote their Song “Have Some Madeira, M’Dear”, have you thought is determined to the Crimea. However, the Russian-occupied Peninsula has a wine history that goes to Tsar Nicholas II. The Madeira from the Masandra benefits from the mild climate of the Black sea and is even at the Yalta conference in 1945, have been served.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Russia
The Region of Belgorod to the border with the Ukraine wants to have since the middle ages have a special affinity for wine had. So there were Turks and Tatars, which discovered the Region for viticulture. In the 19th century. Century came French settlers from Bordeaux and Burgundy, to help with their Know-how of the winemakers on the jumps. Here you can have the vodka for wine.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Russia: Siberia
Also in Siberia, otherwise rather ice cold and the Permafrost is known, the wine-growing Tradition. In 2009, a local winemaker decided to enlarge the offer and wine on an industrial scale to grow, to produce the first Siberian wine for a mass market. Here, Pinot Noir and Muscat are harvested on an area of eight acres, enough for 50,000 bottles per year.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Germany: Saxony-Anhalt
In the Federal state of Saxony-Anhalt is the northernmost wine region, by a more than 70 km long wine road is situated on the Saale and Unstrut. So far, they are officially regarded as the most Northern wine road in Europe. But climate change will change that.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Germany: The Island Of Föhr
The North Frisian island of Föhr, 40 kilometers to the South of Denmark, has 8500 inhabitants. Here are the local Riesling variety Johanniter grows are made from the white wine and a sparkling wine. What could be Better than to be on an island with a private stock of wine beaches?
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Belgium: Flanders
Belgian beer is world-famous. But what of the grapes? After all, Wine goes back to Belgium to the Roman period. Today, the only remaining wine castle of Genoels-Elderen is proud to continue this Tradition. If you prefer red wine, try the Pinot Noir.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
England
The UK is one of the largest champagne importer in the world. However, the local winemakers are always better to have your own champagne, as it is with the French in the Champagne pre-power. The Ridgeview winery in Sussex (pictured) has been awarded for its Schwaumwein products several times.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Scotland
The Scottish vines grow stubborn, especially on the walls of famous castles in the country.In fact, it is in Scotland, not only to Whisky, they also cultivate cider and wine. But until the next Loire valley, it is still far. Critics say that Scottish wines are almost undrinkable, but with the progression of climate change this could change.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Sweden
In Sweden, alcohol is not advertised, therefore, the local wines are also within the country hardly known. But wine tastings are popular in Sweden. There are even quality wines, from wine Vingård mountains such as Astad, about 500 kilometers West of Stockholm.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Norway
The winery Lerkekåsa is proud to be the northernmost commercial wine-growing region in the world. It is approximately on the same latitude as Anchorage in Alaska. Most is grown here, the particularly cold-resistant variety Solaris. But the winemakers there are experimenting at present with a further 20 grapes – thanks to the global warming.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Island
Wine grapes do not grow in Iceland, actually – still. But a winemaker has created a drink that looks almost the same and tastes like wine from grapes. Kvöldsól is made from blackberries, blueberries and rhubarb, and the youth is very popular. Maybe Iceland could add in the coming years with rising temperatures in fact, even grapes.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Canada
About 5 hours drive North East of Vancouver to the breathtaking Okanagan lake with its wine terraces. Previously, these were wines in the best case, as an ambitious Experiment. Today, with the effects of global warming, has extended the harvest time. Even Merlots and Chardonnays can be grown. So you could even make the Californians in the Napa Valley competition.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Crimea
As the Comedians Donals Swann and Michael Flanders in 1959, wrote their Song “Have Some Madeira, M’Dear”, have you thought is determined to the Crimea. However, the Russian-occupied Peninsula has a wine history that goes to Tsar Nicholas II. The Madeira from the Masandra benefits from the mild climate of the Black sea and is even at the Yalta conference in 1945, have been served.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Russia
The Region of Belgorod to the border with the Ukraine wants to have since the middle ages have a special affinity for wine had. So there were Turks and Tatars, which discovered the Region for viticulture. In the 19th century. Century came French settlers from Bordeaux and Burgundy, to help with their Know-how of the winemakers on the jumps. Here you can have the vodka for wine.
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The northernmost wine regions of the world
Russia: Siberia
Also in Siberia, otherwise rather ice cold and the Permafrost is known, the wine-growing Tradition. In 2009, a local winemaker decided to enlarge the offer and wine on an industrial scale to grow, to produce the first Siberian wine for a mass market. Here, Pinot Noir and Muscat are harvested on an area of eight acres, enough for 50,000 bottles per year.
Bacchus, the God of wine, travelled according to the legend, to India, to learn all about the art of wine cultivation. Today, you can find similar favorable climatic conditions, increasingly in countries, which were not brought with the wine-growing in connection. Meanwhile, wine lovers will find even the taste of grape juices from Scandinavia and Siberia.
One reason is the global warming, a challenge for the winemakers in traditional European wine regions. You need to look for new Ways to make their crops heat – and drought-resistant.
The United Nations predict that the wine could Hiking-growing areas of the Northern hemisphere, on average, up to 180 kilometers further to the North.
If this trend continues, could lead to a decrease of the Yield in traditional wine regions, while other, as yet, hardly relevant areas to benefit from the shift.
The first signs of this development in the South of England, Sweden and Canada. To add new wine locations, wine-growers try new varieties and methods. Traditional wine producers from the South have to compete with new rivals from the North.
Old wine in new bottles
The winemakers in the South of France, on the Iberian Peninsula and also in South Africa, are increasingly nervous and are trying to adapt to climate change. You can experiment with the cultivation of more resilient varieties, or opening up new locations not previously considered suitable. On the other hand, the winemakers perfected in hitherto neglected areas of your products. Your exotic wines are not just a footnote but excite lovers quite a stir in the wine.
There is the “Cool Climate Wines” Award, even an annual award for wines from the Northern regions. Among the winners in 2019, although there are no products, for example, from Scandinavian countries, but the competition indicates the direction, with wines from Romania, Poland,the Czech Republic, and several German regions.
A similar competition in the United States awarded wines from Northern States such as Minnesota or South Dakota, and is not limited to the square Hirschen of the Napa Valley, California.
And in Germany? There are produced in the traditional white wine-regions such as the Mosel and the AHR valley, increasingly, red wines. In unusual regions, new wine locations. As on the North Frisian island of Föhr, which borders on Denmark, or in the Uckermark region, 100 kilometres North-East of Berlin. Self-Scandinavia and Russia seem to be on the way, your liquor and vodka against a good domestic wine trade.
More about some of the most Northern wine in the world, you can find in the image gallery above.