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The 2013 vintage: weather around the world

In 2013, 11 of 41 regions here had a growing season more than 3% warmer than their 1991–2020 normal; 13 were more than 3% cooler. North of the equator that was 3 of 28 warmer (season April–October 2013); in the south 8 of 13 (October 2012 to April 2013).

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Every region's 2013 season on the heat scale

Growing degree days in 2013, with each region's difference from its own normal in the label. Colour shows how warm the season was for that region.

Region IRegion IIRegion IIIRegion IVRegion V1,0001,5002,0002,5003,000Central Otago +6%Central Otago +6%: 930 GDD (°C)Wachau -4%Wachau -4%: 940 GDD (°C)Mosel -8%Mosel -8%: 980 GDD (°C)Rheingau -10%Rheingau -10%: 1,030 GDD (°C)Champagne -3%Champagne -3%: 1,140 GDD (°C)Willamette Valley +3%Willamette Valley +3%: 1,260 GDD (°C)Marlborough +3%Marlborough +3%: 1,280 GDD (°C)Loire Valley (Touraine) -4%Loire Valley (Touraine) -4%: 1,320 GDD (°C)Alsace -1%Alsace -1%: 1,340 GDD (°C)Burgundy (Côte d'Or) -5%Burgundy (Côte d'Or) -5%: 1,340 GDD (°C)Finger Lakes +0%Finger Lakes +0%: 1,360 GDD (°C)Ribera del Duero -12%Ribera del Duero -12%: 1,420 GDD (°C)Niagara Peninsula +1%Niagara Peninsula +1%: 1,430 GDD (°C)Bordeaux -5%Bordeaux -5%: 1,480 GDD (°C)Tokaj +3%Tokaj +3%: 1,490 GDD (°C)Hawke's Bay +4%Hawke's Bay +4%: 1,500 GDD (°C)Rioja -8%Rioja -8%: 1,560 GDD (°C)Coonawarra +9%Coonawarra +9%: 1,620 GDD (°C)Colchagua Valley -5%Colchagua Valley -5%: 1,650 GDD (°C)Columbia Valley +5%Columbia Valley +5%: 1,670 GDD (°C)Douro Valley +2%Douro Valley +2%: 1,690 GDD (°C)Yarra Valley +9%Yarra Valley +9%: 1,710 GDD (°C)Northern Rhône -4%Northern Rhône -4%: 1,710 GDD (°C)Maipo Valley -7%Maipo Valley -7%: 1,720 GDD (°C)Sonoma County -1%Sonoma County -1%: 1,790 GDD (°C)Chianti Classico +5%Chianti Classico +5%: 1,810 GDD (°C)Piedmont (Langhe) -1%Piedmont (Langhe) -1%: 1,930 GDD (°C)Napa Valley +2%Napa Valley +2%: 1,970 GDD (°C)Paso Robles +4%Paso Robles +4%: 1,980 GDD (°C)Languedoc -3%Languedoc -3%: 1,990 GDD (°C)McLaren Vale +6%McLaren Vale +6%: 2,020 GDD (°C)Valpolicella +0%Valpolicella +0%: 2,030 GDD (°C)Barossa Valley +9%Barossa Valley +9%: 2,040 GDD (°C)Margaret River +8%Margaret River +8%: 2,080 GDD (°C)Southern Rhône -4%Southern Rhône -4%: 2,100 GDD (°C)Kakheti +1%Kakheti +1%: 2,120 GDD (°C)Mendoza (Luján de Cuyo) +3%Mendoza (Luján de Cuyo) +3%: 2,140 GDD (°C)Stellenbosch +2%Stellenbosch +2%: 2,200 GDD (°C)Priorat +1%Priorat +1%: 2,230 GDD (°C)Hunter Valley +0%Hunter Valley +0%: 2,390 GDD (°C)Jerez +0%Jerez +0%: 2,610 GDD (°C)

Warmest to coolest against normal

Yarra Valley

Australia · Oct 2012–Apr 2013

Much warmer

Heat
1,710 GDD +9%
Season rain
338 mm -30%
Harvest rain
91 mm -28%

Hot months: Feb +2.4° Mar +2.1°

Rank 6 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Coonawarra

Australia · Oct 2012–Apr 2013

Much warmer

Heat
1,620 GDD +9%
Season rain
155 mm -32%
Harvest rain
42 mm -32%

Hot months: Mar +2.3°

Rank 7 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Barossa Valley

Australia · Oct 2012–Apr 2013

Much warmer

Heat
2,040 GDD +9%
Season rain
124 mm -38%
Harvest rain
63 mm +12%

Hot months: Nov +2.3°

Rank 7 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Margaret River

Australia · Oct 2012–Apr 2013

Much warmer

Heat
2,080 GDD +8%
Season rain
240 mm -1%
Harvest rain
44 mm -14%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 4 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

McLaren Vale

Australia · Oct 2012–Apr 2013

Warmer

Heat
2,020 GDD +6%
Season rain
158 mm -14%
Harvest rain
75 mm +25%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 8 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Central Otago

New Zealand · Oct 2012–Apr 2013

Warmer

Heat
930 GDD +6%
Season rain
338 mm -4%
Harvest rain
61 mm -33%

Hot months: Mar +2.5°

Rank 13 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Columbia Valley

United States

Warmer

Heat
1,670 GDD +5%
Season rain
98 mm +44%
Harvest rain
43 mm +77%

Hot months: Jul +2.5°

Rank 13 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Chianti Classico

Italy

Warmer

Heat
1,810 GDD +5%
Season rain
521 mm +7%
Harvest rain
261 mm +28%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 14 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Paso Robles

United States

Warmer

Heat
1,980 GDD +4%
Season rain
10 mm -81%
Harvest rain
3 mm -85%

Hot months: Apr +2.7° May +2.2°

Rank 7 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Hawke's Bay

New Zealand · Oct 2012–Apr 2013

Warmer

Heat
1,500 GDD +4%
Season rain
268 mm -42%
Harvest rain
94 mm -39%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 11 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Marlborough

New Zealand · Oct 2012–Apr 2013

Warmer

Heat
1,280 GDD +3%
Season rain
431 mm +3%
Harvest rain
160 mm +34%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 14 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Willamette Valley

United States

Near normal

Heat
1,260 GDD +3%
Season rain
350 mm +16%
Harvest rain
159 mm +34%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 16 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Mendoza (Luján de Cuyo)

Argentina · Oct 2012–Apr 2013

Near normal

Heat
2,140 GDD +3%
Season rain
128 mm -21%
Harvest rain
34 mm -21%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 15 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Tokaj

Hungary

Near normal

Heat
1,490 GDD +3%
Season rain
323 mm -21%
Harvest rain
109 mm +12%

Hot months: Oct +2.5°

Rank 15 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Napa Valley

United States

Near normal

Heat
1,970 GDD +2%
Season rain
49 mm -54%
Harvest rain
12 mm -66%

Hot months: Apr +3.1°

Rank 12 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Douro Valley

Portugal

Near normal

Heat
1,690 GDD +2%
Season rain
451 mm -6%
Harvest rain
301 mm +33%

Hot months: Jul +2.0°

Rank 17 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Stellenbosch

South Africa · Oct 2012–Apr 2013

Near normal

Heat
2,200 GDD +2%
Season rain
240 mm +10%
Harvest rain
71 mm +69%

Hot months: Dec +2.3°

Rank 11 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Kakheti

Georgia

Near normal

Heat
2,120 GDD +1%
Season rain
434 mm -9%
Harvest rain
71 mm -37%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 17 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Priorat

Spain

Near normal

Heat
2,230 GDD +1%
Season rain
207 mm -25%
Harvest rain
27 mm -77%

Hot months: Oct +3.1°

Rank 19 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Niagara Peninsula

Canada

Near normal

Heat
1,430 GDD +1%
Season rain
604 mm +9%
Harvest rain
152 mm +0%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 12 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Finger Lakes

United States

Near normal

Heat
1,360 GDD +0%
Season rain
567 mm -0%
Harvest rain
137 mm -13%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 17 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Hunter Valley

Australia · Oct 2012–Apr 2013

Near normal

Heat
2,390 GDD +0%
Season rain
547 mm +1%
Harvest rain
301 mm +75%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 17 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Jerez

Spain

Near normal

Heat
2,610 GDD +0%
Season rain
150 mm -26%
Harvest rain
26 mm -1%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 20 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Valpolicella

Italy

Near normal

Heat
2,030 GDD -0%
Season rain
654 mm +16%
Harvest rain
172 mm -6%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 19 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Sonoma County

United States

Near normal

Heat
1,790 GDD -1%
Season rain
80 mm -46%
Harvest rain
22 mm -56%

Hot months: Apr +2.6°

Rank 16 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Piedmont (Langhe)

Italy

Near normal

Heat
1,930 GDD -1%
Season rain
444 mm +17%
Harvest rain
112 mm -16%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 21 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Alsace

France

Near normal

Heat
1,340 GDD -1%
Season rain
447 mm +21%
Harvest rain
153 mm +52%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 18 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Champagne

France

Near normal

Heat
1,140 GDD -3%
Season rain
387 mm +6%
Harvest rain
61 mm +24%

Hot months: Jul +2.2°

Rank 19 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Languedoc

France

Cooler

Heat
1,990 GDD -3%
Season rain
321 mm +3%
Harvest rain
22 mm -62%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 22 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Wachau

Austria

Cooler

Heat
940 GDD -4%
Season rain
515 mm -1%
Harvest rain
104 mm -13%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 20 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Southern Rhône

France

Cooler

Heat
2,100 GDD -4%
Season rain
595 mm +35%
Harvest rain
73 mm -19%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 23 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Loire Valley (Touraine)

France

Cooler

Heat
1,320 GDD -4%
Season rain
397 mm +11%
Harvest rain
152 mm +26%

Hot months: Jul +2.2°

Rank 21 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Northern Rhône

France

Cooler

Heat
1,710 GDD -4%
Season rain
655 mm +27%
Harvest rain
84 mm -14%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 23 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Colchagua Valley

Chile · Oct 2012–Apr 2013

Cooler

Heat
1,650 GDD -5%
Season rain
182 mm +61%
Harvest rain
6 mm -86%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 20 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Burgundy (Côte d'Or)

France

Cooler

Heat
1,340 GDD -5%
Season rain
598 mm +31%
Harvest rain
90 mm +40%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 21 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Bordeaux

France

Cooler

Heat
1,480 GDD -5%
Season rain
515 mm +12%
Harvest rain
201 mm +20%

Hot months: Jul +3.2°

Rank 23 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Maipo Valley

Chile · Oct 2012–Apr 2013

Cooler

Heat
1,720 GDD -7%
Season rain
103 mm +17%
Harvest rain
18 mm -50%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 24 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Mosel

Germany

Cooler

Heat
980 GDD -8%
Season rain
562 mm +29%
Harvest rain
108 mm +52%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 22 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Rioja

Spain

Much cooler

Heat
1,560 GDD -8%
Season rain
276 mm +12%
Harvest rain
60 mm -16%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 25 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Rheingau

Germany

Much cooler

Heat
1,030 GDD -10%
Season rain
456 mm +26%
Harvest rain
147 mm +42%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 24 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Ribera del Duero

Spain

Much cooler

Heat
1,420 GDD -12%
Season rain
238 mm +23%
Harvest rain
116 mm +66%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 25 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

The weather of a season, not a verdict on its wines. Growers pick earlier in hot years and fight rot in wet ones; good and poor wines come from both.