Ireland's battle with climate change is seeing a rising trend in Irish wine-making.

The consequences of rising temperatures are being felt globally and as Europe's wine industry battles the warmer climate, it seems Ireland is being faced with new possibilities for wine-making. 

The European Commission officially lists Ireland as a wine-producing country with award-winning beverages being made in vineyards across the island including counties Cork, Waterford, Mayo, Wicklow, and Dublin. 

In the past, Ireland's position slightly too far north of the earth's equator made wine-growing conditions more difficult than in mainland Europe. Now, rising temperatures are leading to an improvement in commercial-scale wine production. 

According to a report by RTÉ, The Old Roots Vineyard in Co Wexford, the largest vineyard in Ireland, has over "11,000 vines growing with well-known grape varieties being grown including Cabernet, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Blanc." 

However, owner Esperanza Hernandez emphasized that the warmer weather brings on its own challenges as climate change is also affecting weather predictability.

The wine industry is facing a similar situation in Britain, with last year being the largest ever grape harvest and producing an estimated 20 to 22 million bottles last year- over 50 percent more than their previous record year in 2018.

One of Ireland's oldest vineyards is Thomas Walk Vineyard near Kinsale in Cork. The small, privately owned winery opened in the 1980s and has been producing unique sustainable wines and is believed to be the first wine-grower to successfully grow red grapes outdoors in Ireland.

Other vineyards around Ireland include Wicklow Way Wines which produces its range of Móinéir Wines (the Irish language word for Meadows) and Llewellyn's Orchard in Lusk, Dublin who use traditional methods for the vinification.

The facts surrounding Ireland's early wine production are unsettled. Modern wine writer Susan Boyle argues that wine-stained pottery found at archaeological sites serves as evidence that the ancient Celts introduced wine to Ireland.