Policy brief - Adapting to climate change risk and opportunity in the UK

Terroir is a term that is used to describe the combination of elements in the environment, including climate, soil and topography, that are associated with the place in which wine is produced and which are generally considered to give wines their particular and unique qualities. [...] Challenges of climate variability and erratic production In addition to increases in average temperatures, climate change is “Climatic factors likely to lead to greater climate variability and more extreme weather events, including extreme temperatures, heavy rainfall and droughts at mean that the UK key moments in the growing season. [...] “More action is Producers in the young and less-established UK wine sector arguably needed to heighten have more freedom than those in many well-established wine regions to define wine tastes, styles and production and marketing strategies that the climate maximise the opportunities of warming climates and mitigate climate risks. [...] • Wine choices and preferences will likely need to evolve with the The authors thank WineGB and the interview and changing climate, so flexibility to adjust to the impacts of survey participants who supported production of long-term climate change must be integrated into sector decisions this work. [...] This brief was first published in April 2024 by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change For further graphics showing the impacts of climatic conditions on UK wine and the Environment and the Centre for Climate sector supply chains, see: www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/publication/ Change Economics and Policy.