Mediterranean conditions await Hungarian wine producers

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2021. 03. 10. 11:28

Fully Mediterranean conditions await Hungarian wine producers by the end of the 21st century, but the work of winemakers is also complicated by the increasing frequency of extreme weather events – Buzási Attila, regional and environmental economist, assistant professor at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics warns.

There may and is cause for concern, but the panic and the funeral of the wine sector are excessive and unnecessary. While the production of some grape varieties, such as Riesling, Kadarka or linden leaves, becomes much more precarious, in the case of red wines, an improvement in quality and competitiveness can even be expected. But this will also require adaptation, including the introduction of new varieties, the use of different clones, and the creation of new vineyards, the expert emphasizes in a post published on Wednesday on the website https://masfelfok.hu presenting the effects of climate change. (MTI)