Vintage Weather
2019 across the wine world
Every region on record for 2019, read the same way: temperature, rain, harvest timing, and the events that shaped the season.
A cool, dry year with a hot midsummer spike gave balanced Malbec.
Harvested autumn 2019
Extreme heat and drought cut yields but concentrated deep, colored reds.
Harvested autumn 2019
A warm, dry year was saved from drought stress by providential late-July rain.
A dry, warm year with frost and heat spikes made deeply concentrated, balanced wines.
Frost and two heatwaves tested the vines, but cool nights kept it fresh.
Extreme heat and drought were rescued by timely August rain.
Frost, blistering heat, and drought still produced Germany's best Riesling in decades.
A cool, wet start led to a late, classically structured vintage.
Well-timed rain and warm weather made a generous, outstanding vintage.
Cooler summer temperatures than 2018 gave fresh, elegant, balanced wines.
A warm, dry, low-yield year earned Rioja's first Excelente since 2011.
A wet spring and mild summer gave ripe, generous reds with softer tannins.
A cooler, wetter season after five warm years, with rain at the start of harvest.
A wet winter and cool, extended season built freshness ahead of the Kincade Fire.
A mild, late season cut short by October frosts, with fresh, high-acid fruit.