Tag: harvest

Glera / prosecco grapes harvested in the vineyard in Conegliano-Valdobbiadene in Veneto

The world’s smallest wine harvest in 60 years

OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine) announces that the 2023 wine harvest is the lowest in more than 60 years due to severe weather conditions such as early frost, heavy rain, and drought in

Harvesting pinot noir in Cote des Bar, Aube, Champagne

Champagne is looking forward to a fabulous harvest

I have just returned from Champagne – late August 2023 – where the producers are confidently looking forward to the harvest, which will start around September 12. But, as they say, nothing is certain until

Landscape in Mendoza, Argentina, with vineyards and a view of the Andes Mountain Range

Excellent but small harvest in Argentina 2023

Argentina in January offers fantastic summer weather. But there can be violent hail storms so many producers are careful to make sure the hail nets are well secured. But some, like winemaker Hubert Weber at

California wine grape crush vs consumption of California table wine 1977-2021

2022, a year of high quality wines in California

Admittedly, they had to fight spring frosts and very high temperatures, but winegrowers across California are happy to announce an excellent quality vintage for 2022. The harvest period was long and varied regarding when the

A very warm and sunny summer day

Record early harvest after record hot summer

This year the harvest is very early in many places in France. At the beginning of August, some producers had already started in Languedoc-Roussillon. In Champagne, the first village to harvest was on August 20

Vineyards and mountains at Glenwood Vineyards, Franschhoek

Exceptional quality for 2022 harvest in South Africa

This year’s harvest in South Africa is of exceptionally good quality. The volume of 1.3 million tonnes of grapes is slightly smaller than in 2021 but still larger than the five-year average. “An overall cool

A small village in the Danube (Donau) Valley in Austria surrounded by vineyard hills on terrasses

Austrian wines’ record-breaking exports in 2021

Austrian wines had a brilliant year in 2021. Exports increased by 29.5 million euros to 216.8 million euros, an increase of 15.7%, the largest increase in value ever. The exported volume increased by 3.8% to

Vineyards in the area around Neusiedler See in Burgenland

Austria 2021, good volume and excellent quality

2021 was a vintage with perfect grapes in all Austrian wine regions, reports the Austrian Wine Marketing Board. A warm and beautiful autumn gave balanced and elegant white wines and powerful reds. The volume was

Sauvignon blanc grapes protected by bird nets in Marlborough, New Zealand

The 2021 harvest in the southern hemisphere

The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has presented preliminary figures for the 2021 harvest for the southern hemisphere. In the April Brief, we wrote about Argentina, estimated to produce 10.1 million hectolitres, decreasing

Aerial view of the landscape in the Uco Valley, with vineyards and the Andes, Mendoza, Argentina

Harvest report 2021 from Argentina

The OIV, International Organization of Vine and Wine, recently presented the first impressions of the 2021 harvest for the southern hemisphere. Argentina made a total of 10.1 million hl (preliminary figure, as the harvest has

Pinot noir grapes just harvested in a vineyard in Pommard in Burgundy

Early and excellent harvest in the autumn of 2020

In some places, the harvest started earlier than ever this year. Overall, the quality of the grapes has been exceptional. In Champagne, they started picking already on August 17. The quality of the grapes was

Danie Steytler Jr at Kaapzicht in Stellenbosch, South Africa

Harvest 2020 in South Africa looks promising

All producers we met on our wine tour in mid-February were, so far, happy with the quality and most of them also with the quantity. After the drought the quantities are now again back to

Aerial view of the landscape in the Uco Valley, with vineyards and the Andes, Mendoza, Argentina

Harvest report 2021 from Argentina

The OIV, International Organization of Vine and Wine, recently presented the first impressions of the 2021 harvest for the southern hemisphere. Argentina made a total

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