Vintage Weather
2024 across the wine world
Every region on record for 2024, read the same way: temperature, rain, harvest timing, and the events that shaped the season.
Northern hemisphere
A soaking, mildew-heavy year gave a tiny crop of fresh, fruity wines.
Rain, frost, hail and mildew cut the crop; a dry August ripened what was left.
An exceptionally wet, mildew-hit year that gutted yields but kept quality.
A wet, mildew-heavy year saved by August sun, giving fresh, drinkable wines.
A wet spring and cool finish gave fresh, early-drinking reds and excellent whites.
A wet, mildew-hit start and Grenache coulure gave a small crop of fresh, balanced wines.
April frost, May hail and a wet season gave the Mosel its smallest crop in 50 years.
Rain ruled the year and Nebbiolo came back to a classic October pick.
A cool wet autumn gave lighter Chianti Classico at lower alcohol.
A warm summer and cool harvest gave the first general declaration since 2017.
Low fruit set, a dry warm summer and harvest rain, rated Buena (Good) by the Consejo.
Wet winter soils carried the vines through 38 to 40 days above 100 degrees.
Textbook timing on the outside, a January freeze and July heat on the inside.
A smooth, fast, rain-free harvest with outstanding quality across Sonoma.
A January freeze cut the crop, but harvest weather was ideal.
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).
Persistent wind and a January heat spike, saved by cool nights.
A 9 per cent rebound that was still a small, white-led vintage.