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Impact of Annual Weather Fluctuations on Wine Production in Germany*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2018

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Britta Niklas*
Affiliation:
Institute of Development Research and Development Policy, Ruhr-University Bochum, Universitätsstr.105, 44789 Bochum, Germany; e-mail: britta.niklas@rub.de.
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Abstract

This paper analyzes the impact of annual weather fluctuations on the total output of wine and on the share of output of different wine-quality categories in Germany, using a set of wine data from all thirteen German wine regions and daily weather data taken from regional weather stations. The empirical analysis suggests that rising average temperatures have a significantly positive impact on the total output of wine as well as on the output shares of wine in higher-quality categories. The number of freezing days appears to be detrimental to overall production; precipitation during the growing season impairs higher-quality wines in particular. (JEL Classifications: Q21, Q13)

Keywords

GLMSUR modelweather fluctuationswine production Germanywine quality
Type
Articles
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Journal of Wine Economics , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , November 2017 , pp. 436 - 445
Copyright
Copyright © American Association of Wine Economists 2018 

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Footnotes

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I am indebted to an anonymous referee and participants at the 11th Annual AAWE Conference in Padua for many helpful comments.

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