The hillside vineyard looks like it could be in Italy but lies near Berlin, where climate change has transformed winemaking. Owner of the Dr Lindicke vineyard Manfred Lindicke walks through an alley in his vineyard in Werder on September 9, 2025. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)They have benefited from a rise in average summer temperatures of more than 1C since, said Ernst Buescher of the German Wine Institute. "Changes in the climate have brought an increasing number of risks for German winemaking in recent years," he added. The climate adaptation efforts make life harder for German winemakers as they battle against the well-established industries in southern Europe.