Not long ago, vineyards in France and Italy were damaged by severe frost leaving an estimated 50-80% crop loss. As a result of climate change vineyards in this area have been affected by irregular temperature and weather even before this years devastating frost. This has lead winegrowers to look for different locations for future crops.

Apart from relocating within the own country, the wine industry has started growing in countries earlier not so famous for its wine production. Business Insider lifts Sweden as an example, where the condition for vine crops has improved due to the milder climate. Sweden as a hotspot for wine is marching forward and Swedish wine is predicted to compete with today’s big wine exporters in a near future.

Today Sweden has 40 vineyards, but more are established each year. Greg Jones, director of Linfield College’s wine studies program, says to Business Insider: “In Scandinavia, where your growing season has been four and a half or five months long, a warmer growing season can expand that to maybe a six-month or six-and-a-half month period between frost.” Which explains the incentive to open wineries in Sweden.

Soon a bottle of Swedish wine might be an essential on every dinner table.