Vintage Weather
2009 across the wine world
Every region on record for 2009, read the same way: temperature, rain, harvest timing, and the events that shaped the season.
A warm, dry year with a February heat spike and an early harvest.
Harvested autumn 2009
Record heat and bushfire smoke made 2009 brutal, but cooler regions found real quality.
Harvested autumn 2009
Warm days, cool nights, and a dry finish made one of Bordeaux's greatest vintages.
A glorious August heatwave made rich, opulent, low-acid, immediately seductive wines.
A hot, dry August made rich, plush, early-drinking Champagne.
Warm, sunny weather with timely rain built opulent, generous wines.
A warm, dry summer made for a big, ripe, crowd-pleasing vintage.
A hot, sun-intense summer produced an uneven, producer-driven wine.
An August heat spike and September rain made approachable, forward wines.
Near-rainless summer drought and low fertility brought an early harvest.
A hot, dry summer and early harvest built a generous, Very Good year.
A long mild season that ended in a race against October rain.
A warm, swing-heavy year with long hang time and plentiful Willamette yields.
Ideal even ripening was capped by a violent October storm that rewarded early pickers.
A record-hot summer rushed harvest, and an October 11 frost closed the season.