Vintage Weather
2021 across the wine world
Every region on record for 2021, read the same way: temperature, rain, harvest timing, and the events that shaped the season.
Spring frost and a cool, wet start gave fresh, low-alcohol Malbec.
Harvested autumn 2021
A cool, stable, disease-free season produced Australia's largest and best harvest yet.
Harvested autumn 2021
April frost and relentless mildew were rescued by the sunniest October since 1991.
Catastrophic April frost and a cool wet summer made a scarce but elegant vintage.
Frost and historic mildew crushed yields, leaving lean, high-acid wine.
A catastrophic April frost and mildew pressure gave scarce, fresh wines.
A cool, rain-soaked season and the Ahr flood still yielded crisp, mineral wines.
Deep water reserves and a dry, balanced season built a benchmark year.
April frost and summer drought made intense, balanced, age-worthy wines.
A cool season and June hail gave fresh, elegant wines after a wet harvest.
Frost and hail tested growers, but warm days and cool nights won out.
A dry drought year with very low yields and one of the earliest harvests on record.
A record heat dome hit before veraison and the fruit came through clean.
A dry, drought-driven, fire-free season yielded a concentrated collector's vintage.
Record June heat cut yields and gave concentrated, powerful Washington reds.