Vintage Weather
2014 across the wine world
Every region on record for 2014, read the same way: temperature, rain, harvest timing, and the events that shaped the season.
Northern hemisphere
A cool, damp summer rescued by a hot, dry September and a warm October.
June hail hit the Cote de Beaune, but a sunny September made a very good vintage.
Dry spring, soaked cool summer, then a sunny September saved a big, acidic crop.
Rainy July north, coolish summer south; fruit flies, hail and harvest rain tested growers.
A rainy July offset by wind and sun into September; whites excellent, Syrah uneven.
A rainy winter, coolish summer and wet September gave slightly lighter southern reds.
An early spring, a wet summer and October harvest rain made selection decisive in 2014.
Intense July storms and patchy hail, then a drier late season ripened the Nebbiolo.
A warm, wet start and a cold, rainy summer, then a late season that favored Sangiovese.
A favourable season turned wet at harvest, bringing botrytis and a heterogeneous vintage.
A drought year with even ripening, an early finish and a generous crop.
Record heat and a huge crop, all picked by October 1 with alcohols near 14.
An early, moderately warm drought year with a harvest that started July 30.
A second straight warm year ran two weeks early and finished clean and dry.
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).
Heat, frequent rain and hail cut the crop, and Mendoza wines came in low in alcohol.
Frost, heat records and a February deluge tested growers; reports praised fruit quality.