Vintage Weather
2010 across the wine world
Every region on record for 2010, read the same way: temperature, rain, harvest timing, and the events that shaped the season.
Northern hemisphere
A dry, sunny summer without scorching heat gave small berries, big tannins and freshness.
Hard winter, rainy flowering, damp summer; a cool dry September saved a tiny crop.
Coulure and a wet, cool spring cut yields; a late harvest gave fresh, structured wines.
A wet, cool spring and coulure cut yields; a late, healthy harvest gave fresh wines.
Coulure and a very dry summer cut the crop; riper tannins and more freshness than 2009.
Cool flowering and a wet August gave Germany a tiny crop of concentrated, high-acid wine.
Cool, rainy spring and summer, then a dry autumn: a long, slow Nebbiolo season.
Near-freezing winter, cool wet spring, late harvest; structured Chianti and Brunello.
Favourable, stable weather and moderate yields gave Rioja its first Excelente since 2005.
A cold wet season broken by an August heat spike and a very late finish.
Oregon's coolest season in 30 years, rescued by a long run of October sun.
A cold spring, foggy summer and late-August heat cut crops; sorting decided quality.
The coolest year since 1999, saved by a warm fall, with low yields and high acid.
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 cool, dry year where spring frost trimmed yields and a late harvest gave fresh wines.
Good winter rain and November flowering heat preceded an early, easier harvest.