Some of the big news in the wine world in the past few years has been the effects of climate change on traditional wine-growing areas. Vintners in the Rhine and Moselle areas have had to adjust to months-earlier ripening and some Spanish winemakers have been moving their vines to high altitudes.
But the shift in climate has also made wine-making possible in places where it’s never been done before, or not for centuries. Over the past few years a wine industry has begun to take shape in parts of England, and it appears that it’s now developing in, of all places, Scandinavia, with a new growth of Danish wine.
Only recognized by the EU as a possible wine region in 2000, Denmark has had no commercial production until quite recently. Now, Stokkebye, seen in image above, is ready to produce 25,000 bottles and others are not far behind, seeking out the best grapes for the climate. Several growers are specializing in organic or biodynamic wines as well.
