Vintage Weather

2022 across the wine world

Every region on record for 2022, read the same way: temperature, rain, harvest timing, and the events that shaped the season.

Temperature
Cold → Hot
Argentina (Mendoza)

Cool · Frost, Low yield, Harvest rain

Frost cut yields in a cool year that balanced ripeness and acidity.

Harvested autumn 2022

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Australia

Cool · Frost, Harvest rain

A cooler La Nina season produced elegant, structured wines and standout dry rieslings.

Harvested autumn 2022

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Bordeaux

Hot · Frost, Hail, Drought, Heat spike

The second-hottest year on record still produced remarkably fresh, concentrated wines.

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Burgundy

Hot · Heat spike, Drought

A hot, dry year rescued by June rain made perfumed, elegant, fresh wines.

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Champagne

Hot · Frost

Officially a solar vintage: warm, healthy, and generously ripe throughout.

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Rhône Valley

Hot · Drought, Heat spike

The hottest, driest year since 2003 built powerful, age-worthy wines.

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Mosel

Hot · Drought, Heat spike

Germany's driest year ever still produced crisp, low-alcohol wines via September rain.

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Barolo

Hot · Drought

A second straight drought year still produced fresh, balanced wine.

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Tuscany

Hot · Hail, Drought

The hottest year on record and an August hailstorm made concentrated wines.

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Port & Douro

Hot · Drought, Heat spike, Low yield

Portugal's hottest ever reading and worst drought since 1931 cut yields.

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Rioja

Hot · Drought, Heat spike, Hail

Spain's hottest July on record still produced surprisingly fresh, healthy wines.

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Napa Valley

Hot · Heat spike, Harvest rain

A record September heat wave, then rain, split 2022 into two harvests.

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Willamette Valley

Warm · Frost, Mildew / rot

An April frost burned the primary buds and a warm October still brought it home.

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Sonoma

Warm · Drought, Frost, Heat spike, Low yield

Drought, spring frost, and a Labor Day heat dome made an intensely concentrated year.

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Washington State

Cool · Frost, Heat spike

A blizzard and a cold spring, then a warm fall rescued a big, fresh crop.

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