Vintage Weather
1990 across the wine world
Every region on record for 1990, read the same way: temperature, rain, harvest timing, and the events that shaped the season.
Northern hemisphere
The hottest, driest summer in decades produced rich, roasted, velvety wines.
Millerandage plus a long hot summer produced one of the greatest postwar vintages.
Champagne's sunniest summer since 1950 built exceptional ripeness and power.
A hot, dry summer and cool sunny autumn produced a legendary vintage.
Near-40C heat and a small, concentrated crop made this Germany's finest since 1971.
A hot, dry season and early harvest built power and concentration.
A warm, dry season with drought stress gave an early, low-yield classic.
Low yields and drought concentrated fruit into powerful, ageworthy wines.
Winter bud damage cut yields but summer warmth still delivered good fruit.
A drought year with a late-May rain event cut yields and intensified flavor.
Southern hemisphere
Southern hemisphere: the vintage year is the harvest year, so the growing season began in the previous calendar year (spring in September to October, harvest in February to April of the vintage year).
A hot, dry summer produced one of Australia's greatest red wine vintages ever.