(Voxy) - A $500,000 international research project into climate and vineyards led by the University of Canterbury (UC) is expected to result in an increase of up to 10 percent in income for the billion dollar New Zealand wine industry. The two-year research project headed by UC Professor Andy Sturman will begin in Marlborough this summer and will use cutting-edge high-resolution computer modelling and mapping systems to investigate localised variations in vineyard weather to help predict future environmental conditions for grape production. The New Zealand wine industry will be early adopters of this technology, while other horticultural and agricultural industries worldwide will also benefit,’’ Professor Sturman said today.