Vintage Weather
2000 across the wine world
Every region on record for 2000, read the same way: temperature, rain, harvest timing, and the events that shaped the season.
A warm-wet year with early-March rain that delayed picking.
Harvested autumn 2000
A mildew-plagued spring gave way to a spectacular dry summer and great wines.
July rain and a September storm made a modest, variable, fruity vintage.
A rocky July gave way to a warm August that saved a solid, if modest, year.
High northern yields diluted quality, while the south turned lush and silky.
Low yields and August heat built a riper, softer, early-picked wine.
Wet June mildew and a scorching August gave soft, early-picked wines.
Wet spring fruit-set losses cut yields 35 to 40 percent before a fine summer.
A dry, even season that gave ripe Pinot Noir with moderate acids.
A cool season rescued by a warm, dry fall and one well-timed October rain.