Vintage Weather
2012 across the wine world
Every region on record for 2012, read the same way: temperature, rain, harvest timing, and the events that shaped the season.
Frost and a hot Zonda wind cut yields sharply in a warm year.
Harvested autumn 2012
A cool start and dry, steady summer produced early, concentrated harvests nationwide.
Harvested autumn 2012
A catastrophic wet April gave way to a hot summer, then October harvest rain.
Repeated hail and mildew crushed yields, but a warm late summer made soft, ripe wines.
Frost, hail and mildew nearly ruined it, then an August heatwave saved it.
A wet, mildew-prone spring gave way to a warm, dry, elegant vintage.
A cool, mildew-troubled growing season was redeemed by a superb, late-picked autumn.
A cold, wet spring cut yields but built fresh, elegant wine.
One of Tuscany's driest summers made powerful, high-tannin, extracted wines.
Spain's worst drought since 1945 produced a tiny but healthy, ripe crop.
A textbook warm season with even ripening and a return to normal crop size.
A short crop from a wet bloom, then 100-plus dry days to ripen it well.
A mild, even Goldilocks season delivered a generous, approachable bumper crop.
A warm, dry, even season returned normal timing and the biggest crop to that point.