IB Geography class: How climate change is redrawing Europe’s wine map

January 5, 2025

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  • Global climate vulnerability and resistance

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How climate change is redrawing Europe’s wine map

  • Outline the role of terroir in defining the identity of wines in traditional European winemaking regions

  • State the increase in Danish wine production in the past decade

  • State the percentage of southern European vineyards projected to become unsuitable for wine production under high climate warming scenarios

  • Identify two reasons why vineyards are emerging in northern Europe, including Denmark

  • Suggest two ways that winemakers are adapting to climate challenges in southern Europe

  • Compare and contrast the effects of climate change on wine production in northern and southern Europe

Richard Allaway, International School of Geneva/geographyalltheway.com

 

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