--- title: Climate Change: Wine Production Could Shift to the U.K. description: Warmer temperatures in the United Kingdom due to man-made climate change could make the country a leading wine producer canonical: https://time.com/4587163/climate-change-wine-united-kingdom/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-01T13:58:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:04:24.550Z article:section: Science og:title: Climate Change: Wine Production Could Shift to the U.K. og:description: Warmer temperatures in the United Kingdom due to man-made climate change could make the country a leading wine producer og:url: https://time.com/4587163/climate-change-wine-united-kingdom/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Climate Change: Wine Production Could Shift to the U.K. twitter:description: Warmer temperatures in the United Kingdom due to man-made climate change could make the country a leading wine producer twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Climate Change Could Turn Britain Into a Major Wine Producer > Sponsored content. 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Warmer temperatures in the U.K. due to man-made [climate change](http://time.com/4542889/carbon-dioxide-400-ppm-global-warming/) could make the country a leading wine producer by the end of the century, according to new [research](http://blog.laithwaites.co.uk/wine-climate-change-uk-margaux-margate-chateau-petrus-chateau-peckham/#.WEAgzKIrL5V). The study, commissioned by the company Laithwaite’s Wine, evaluated how rain and temperature conditions are expected to change by 2100. The study shows that conditions in central and eastern England may be ideal for Sauvignon Blanc while Scotland could produce Pinot Grigio. Britain already has a successful wine industry, with [over 500 vineyards](http://www.englishwineproducers.co.uk/background/stats/) producing, among others, [globally celebrated sparkling wines](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/20/english-sparkling-wine-beats-champagne-in-paris-blind-tasting/). But climate change could make higher elevations suitable for wine production. “Climate is critical to successful grape cultivation,” says study author Mark Maslin, a professor at the University College London. “This study could signal how we think long-term about British wine production and redraw the future wine map of the world.” The study provides new detail to a topic of frequent research. Previous [studies](https://www.ft.com/content/c59c6b62-f601-11e5-96db-fc683b5e52db?ftcamp=published%5Flinks%2Frss%2Fin-depth%5Fclimate-change%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct&utm%5Fsource=Daily+Carbon+Briefing&utm%5Fcampaign=5838a8ff48-cb%5Fdaily&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=0%5F876aab4fd7-5838a8ff48-303458869) have shown that global warming over the past several decades has actually helped French wine producers, but scientists also found that those benefits would like fade with increased warming. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4587163/climate-change-wine-united-kingdom/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4587163/climate-change-wine-united-kingdom/"},"headline":"Climate Change Could Turn Britain Into a Major Wine Producer","datePublished":"2016-12-01T13:58:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T02:04:24.550Z","description":"Global warming has helped wine production in France—but that will change","url":"https://time.com/4587163/climate-change-wine-united-kingdom/","keywords":["climate change"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/climate-change/","name":"climate change"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4587163/climate-change-wine-united-kingdom/","name":"Climate Change Could Turn Britain Into a Major Wine Producer"}}]}] ```