Vintage Weather

What the year felt like

Most vintage charts give you a score. This one gives you the weather. Each cell is one growing season: color is how warm it ran, the mark is what went wrong. Read across for a region's story, down for a year that hit everyone.

399 of 761 vintage reports rebuilt from primary sources so far

Temperature

Cold → Hot

Events

FRFrostHLHailHSHeat spikeDRDroughtRNHarvest rainSMSmokeMDMildew / rotBTBotrytisLYLow yield

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Years

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Argentina (Mendoza)																																																													✓						HL✓	MD✓	FR✓	RN✓	FR✓	HL✓	HL✓	FR✓	FR✓	FR✓	FR✓	FR✓	HL✓	HS✓	HL✓	HL✓	FR✓	HL✓	HS✓	FR✓	FR✓	FR✓	FR✓	HS✓	HS✓	LY✓
Australia																																LY					DR				RN	MD				HS			DR		RN					RN	✓			FR✓		✓	HS✓	HS✓	FR✓		HS✓	✓	DR✓	HS✓	HL✓	HS✓	DR✓	HS✓	HS✓	FR✓		✓	HS✓	FR✓	FR✓	HS✓	✓	FR✓	HS✓		FR✓	FR✓	LY✓	✓	FR✓	FR✓
Bordeaux	FR	HS			FR		LY	DR	DR		DR		DR	MD		FR	HS	LY	LY	RN	RN					DR		FR	DR		RN		RN			DR	LY				HL	DR					RN	HS	MD			DR		MD	HS	HS	FR	RN	RN	RN	RN	RN	RN	HL	HL	MD✓	FR✓	HL✓	HS✓	HL✓	DR✓	FR✓	MD✓	FR✓	HL✓	DR✓	DR✓	FR✓	FR✓	HL✓	HS✓	DR✓	FR✓	MD✓	FR✓	FR✓	FR✓	FR✓	MD✓	FR✓	HS✓
Burgundy																FR	DR		DR		LY	LY						LY			DR	HL			LY		HL	LY				DR		LY	HL	MD			HL		FR	BT	LY	LY	FR		FR		HL	HL	FR		RN	FR	RN	RN✓	HL✓	DR✓	FR✓	HL✓	DR✓	HS✓	MD✓	HL✓	✓	FR✓	HL✓	FR✓	HL✓	HL✓	HS✓	FR✓	FR✓	HL✓	FR✓	HS✓	FR✓	FR✓	HL✓	FR✓	FR✓
Champagne				LY	FR			FR						DR		FR	HS		FR					FR		FR		FR			DR	FR			MD		FR		HS		RN	HS			FR			BT	MD		FR				FR	FR		HL			MD	FR	FR	FR	HS	HL			FR			MD	MD		HS			FR✓	HL✓	MD✓	DR✓	FR✓	FR✓	HL✓	FR✓	DR✓	FR✓	DR✓	HS✓	FR✓	HS✓
Rhône Valley																FR	DR									DR		DR					RN												RN		RN	DR	RN		FR	RN		HL	DR		RN			RN	RN	RN	RN	FR	MD	HL✓	✓		HS✓	✓	DR✓	✓	HL✓	HL✓	HS✓	LY✓	HS✓	DR✓	MD✓	HL✓	HS✓	HL✓	DR✓	MD✓	DR✓	DR✓	FR✓	HS✓	HS✓	FR✓	HS✓
Northern Rhône																																																																												LY✓	RN✓	MD✓	LY✓	✓	HS✓	HL✓	DR✓	✓	HS✓	DR✓	FR✓	HS✓	HL✓	MD✓	HS✓
Southern Rhône																																																																												DR✓	HS✓	DR✓	LY✓	RN✓	✓	DR✓	DR✓	MD✓	DR✓	✓	FR✓	DR✓	✓	FR✓	✓
Mosel					HS														BT			BT				BT					BT						BT				BT	HS							BT		FR			RN	BT	HS		RN	BT	BT	LY	HL	FR	HS	HS		LY✓	HS✓	HS✓	✓	RN✓	RN✓	✓	HL✓	HL✓	LY✓	✓	MD✓	HL✓	FR✓	DR✓	FR✓	FR✓	DR✓	FR✓	DR✓	MD✓	HS✓	DR✓	FR✓	RN✓
Barolo																																					HL							FR	RN	FR						HL		HL	HL	DR	RN		MD		HL		HL	MD	HL	HL✓	HL✓	HL✓	HS✓	HL✓	HS✓	HS✓	HL✓	HL✓	HS✓	HL✓	HS✓	HL✓	MD✓	HL✓	HS✓	HL✓	FR✓	HL✓	HS✓	MD✓	FR✓	DR✓	HS✓	RN✓	HS✓
Tuscany																																																HL						LY		DR	RN		RN	HS	RN		FR	DR		MD✓	FR✓		FR✓	✓	RN✓	RN✓	HS✓	MD✓	HS✓	HL✓	HS✓	DR✓	MD✓	✓	✓	HL✓	FR✓	HL✓	RN✓	FR✓	FR✓	DR✓	MD✓	RN✓	HL✓
Port & Douro			HS			LY				DR		DR			DR	DR	HS	HS					✓	HS	RN		RN			DR		RN	LY			DR					RN		HS	✓		DR					DR		DR	DR			DR			HL	HS			RN	RN	LY✓	✓		HS✓	DR✓			HS✓	DR✓	HS✓		HL✓		DR✓		DR✓	LY✓	FR✓		RN✓	HS✓	HL✓	DR✓	HL✓	LY✓	HS✓
Rioja																																		DR							MD			LY				DR	RN				RN		FR		FR			FR	FR	RN		RN	FR		HS✓			HL✓	DR✓	HL✓	HL✓	MD✓	HL✓	✓	DR✓	DR✓		MD✓	✓	DR✓	FR✓	HL✓	✓	MD✓	FR✓	HS✓	DR✓	RN✓	MD✓
Napa Valley																																								FR			DR	HS		HS				HS			DR	RN	RN	DR		HS	HS		HL	HS	RN		HS		FR✓	FR✓	HS✓	HS✓	✓	HS✓	HS✓	FR✓	RN✓	HS✓	RN✓	✓	DR✓	DR✓	DR✓	HS✓	HS✓	RN✓	HS✓	FR✓	DR✓	HS✓	MD✓	HS✓	RN✓
Willamette Valley																																				LY					RN				RN				MD		FR		HS	LY		FR		HS	RN	HS	RN	RN	RN	LY		✓		✓	HS✓	RN✓	RN✓	HS✓	RN✓	FR✓	HS✓	MD✓	✓	DR✓	RN✓	FR✓	HS✓	HS✓	HS✓	DR✓	FR✓	SM✓	HS✓	FR✓	HS✓	FR✓	HS✓
Sonoma																																																					DR			DR	HS	DR			HL	HS		MD	HS		FR✓	FR✓	HS✓	LY✓	MD✓	HS✓	HS✓	FR✓	RN✓	HS✓	RN✓	✓	✓	DR✓	DR✓	HS✓	HS✓	RN✓	FR✓	HS✓	FR✓	DR✓	HS✓	✓	RN✓
Washington State																																																												HS			RN	HS	DR	RN✓		LY✓	✓	FR✓	✓	✓	HS✓	✓	HS✓	RN✓	FR✓	✓	FR✓	✓	✓	HS✓	SM✓	✓	FR✓	SM✓	HS✓	FR✓	HS✓	FR✓	LY✓

Argentina (Mendoza) · 27 vintages, 1995 to 2026

Australia · 43 vintages, 1945 to 2026

Bordeaux · 76 vintages, 1864 to 2025

Burgundy · 60 vintages, 1945 to 2025

Champagne · 57 vintages, 1911 to 2025

Rhône Valley · 51 vintages, 1945 to 2025

Northern Rhône · 16 vintages, 2010 to 2025

Southern Rhône · 16 vintages, 2010 to 2025

Mosel · 47 vintages, 1921 to 2025

Barolo · 51 vintages, 1947 to 2025

Tuscany · 43 vintages, 1945 to 2025

Port & Douro · 63 vintages, 1863 to 2025

Rioja · 48 vintages, 1922 to 2025

Napa Valley · 49 vintages, 1968 to 2025

Willamette Valley · 42 vintages, 1970 to 2025

Sonoma · 38 vintages, 1974 to 2025

Washington State · 34 vintages, 1975 to 2025

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