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.

Temperature
Cold → Hot
Argentina (Mendoza)

Warm · Heat spike, Frost, Low yield

Persistent wind and a January heat spike, saved by cool nights.

Harvested autumn 2024

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Australia

No weather read

A 9 per cent rebound that was still a small, white-led vintage.

Harvested autumn 2024

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Bordeaux

Cool · Frost, Mildew / rot, Low yield, Botrytis

Record rain and mildew made Bordeaux's smallest harvest since 1991.

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Burgundy

Cold · Hail, Mildew / rot, Low yield

Relentless rain, mildew, and hail made a scarce but classic, perfumed cool-year vintage.

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Champagne

Cool · Frost, Hail, Mildew / rot, Low yield

An exceptionally wet, mildew-hit year that gutted yields but kept quality.

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Rhône Valley

Average · Frost, Hail, Mildew / rot, Low yield

A wet, mildew-heavy year saved by August sun, giving fresh, drinkable wines.

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Mosel

Cool · Frost, Hail, Mildew / rot, Low yield

A brutal April frost and cool season made the smallest Mosel harvest in 50 years.

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Barolo

Average · Harvest rain

Rain ruled the year and Nebbiolo came back to a classic October pick.

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Tuscany

Average · Harvest rain

A cool wet autumn gave lighter Chianti Classico at lower alcohol.

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Port & Douro

Warm · Low yield

A warm summer and cool harvest gave the first general declaration since 2017.

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Rioja

No weather read · Low yield

Rated Good by the Consejo, off a harvest growers called historically small.

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Napa Valley

Hot · Heat spike

Wet winter soils carried the vines through 38 to 40 days above 100 degrees.

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Willamette Valley

Warm · Frost, Heat spike, Low yield

Textbook timing on the outside, a January freeze and July heat on the inside.

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Sonoma

Warm

A smooth, fast, rain-free harvest with outstanding quality across Sonoma.

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Washington State

Average · Frost, Mildew / rot, Low yield

A January freeze cut the crop, but harvest weather was ideal.

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