Climate change is coming for your favourite WINE: 90% of winegrowing regions in Spain, Italy, Greece and southern California could lose their ability to grow grapes by 2100, study warns

But vineyards in other locations such as the UK and Tasmania could benefit Some of the world's most celebrated wine-growing regions could become unsuitable for vineyards if global temperatures increase beyond 2°C by the end of the century, according to new analysis. The report said 'about 90 per cent of traditional wine regions in coastal and lowland regions of Spain, Italy, Greece and southern California could be at risk of disappearing by the end of the century because of excessive drought and more frequent heatwaves with climate change.' Between 49-70 per cent of these existing wine regions will become largely unsuitable for growing grapes, the authors said. Climate change could impair wine quality by changing the aroma profile - with more overripe and cooked fruit aromas replacing fresh fruit aromas - and causing excessive alcohol levels and increased pH The geography of wine production is likely to alter as climate change impacts grape yield, grape composition at harvest, and wine quality. Some existing wine growing regions will be boosted by the warmer weather: the report said that between 11 and 25 per cent of existing wine regions can look forward to enhanced production - in particular Washington State and northern France.