White, red and sparkling wine could be produced in Guernsey if a sommelier gets planning permission for a vineyard in Torteval.
Jacob Cherry wants to turn empty fields in Torteval, that were previously used for growing hay, into a new business.
After studying wine production in Australia, he believes the headland would make an ideal vineyard.
He says temperature increases caused by climate change are impacting the global wine industry.
Farmers are switching grape varieties to endure the heat, affecting taste, and European producers are moving north to cooler climates.
Jacob says now is the time to plant 6,000 vines and build a facility for fermentation, bottling and tasting:
"Guernsey is in a fantastic position, latitude-wise, to start capitalising on this.
The more research I did into it, the more I realised that we have got all the conditions up in that patch of the island to create a really quality product at a time when the rest of Europe is probably going to be having quite a few difficulties."
He says building a reputation for quality wine production could revitalise Guernsey's tourism industry.
"We are hoping for the tasting room to pair our wine with local food and hopefully turn Guernsey into a bit of a foodie destination."
Jacob plans to trial 12 white grapes and 5 red skin grapes, you can make sparkling wine from either.
If planning permission is approved, the first grape harvest would be in 2028, and bottles of Guernsey wine would go on sale in 2029.
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