Vintage Weather
1966 across the wine world
Every region on record for 1966, read the same way: temperature, rain, harvest timing, and the events that shaped the season.
Temperature
Cold → Hot
Australia
Vintage report → Warm season and dry pre-harvest weather gave good, tannic reds despite lower yields.
Harvested autumn 1966
Bordeaux
Vintage report → A cool, rainy summer was saved by a near-perfect September and late harvest.
Burgundy
Vintage report → A poor summer redeemed by a stunning September Indian summer made refined wines.
Champagne
Vintage report → Frost and a wet summer nearly ruined it, but a sunny fall saved the harvest.
Rhône Valley
Vintage report → A warm, sunny autumn built classic depth in Hermitage and Cote-Rotie.
Port & Douro
Vintage report → The lowest yields in years and a rain interruption still made a great year.
Rioja
Vintage report → A secondary vintage overshadowed by 1964, with quality varying widely by bottle.