Climate Suitability Maps for Cool-Region Wine Grapes Under Future Scenarios

Maps of modelled climate suitability for cool-region wine grapes were produced by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD). The dataset includes GeoTIFF files for overall suitability, individual phenophases, and variable combinations across eight global climate models and historical observations. Results were released as part of a broader Climate Vulnerability Assessment project for primary industries.

Use Cases

• Assess future climate suitability for cool-region wine grape production based on modelled climate data.
• Compare vulnerability across different phenological stages using maps for each phenophase.
• Analyze uncertainty in climate projections using the ensemble median and eight individual GCM outputs.
• Inform regional agricultural planning and adaptation strategies using the multicriteria analysis framework.

Strengths

• Data is provided for eight global climate models and a historical baseline, enabling uncertainty analysis.
• Maps are derived from a multicriteria analysis model designed for consistent and comparable vulnerability assessments.
• The methodology is documented in a publicly available report detailing climate data, exclusions, and assumptions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing on a specific region.

Provenance

Source

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD)

Collection Method

Modelled using multicriteria analysis (MCA) on climate data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 00:50:21.509148; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely focuses on cool-region wine grape growing areas, specific geography not stated.