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The 2000 vintage: weather around the world

In 2000, 6 of 41 regions here had a growing season more than 3% warmer than their 1991–2020 normal; 17 were more than 3% cooler. North of the equator that was 3 of 28 warmer (season April–October 2000); in the south 3 of 13 (October 1999 to April 2000).

The warmest season since 2000 for Stellenbosch.

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Every region's 2000 season on the heat scale

Growing degree days in 2000, 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 +0%Central Otago +0%: 880 GDD (°C)Mosel -5%Mosel -5%: 1,010 GDD (°C)Wachau +6%Wachau +6%: 1,030 GDD (°C)Rheingau -6%Rheingau -6%: 1,070 GDD (°C)Willamette Valley -12%Willamette Valley -12%: 1,080 GDD (°C)Champagne -5%Champagne -5%: 1,120 GDD (°C)Finger Lakes -14%Finger Lakes -14%: 1,160 GDD (°C)Marlborough -3%Marlborough -3%: 1,200 GDD (°C)Loire Valley (Touraine) -4%Loire Valley (Touraine) -4%: 1,330 GDD (°C)Niagara Peninsula -6%Niagara Peninsula -6%: 1,330 GDD (°C)Alsace -1%Alsace -1%: 1,350 GDD (°C)Burgundy (Côte d'Or) +0%Burgundy (Côte d'Or) +0%: 1,410 GDD (°C)Columbia Valley -10%Columbia Valley -10%: 1,430 GDD (°C)Hawke's Bay +0%Hawke's Bay +0%: 1,450 GDD (°C)Douro Valley -9%Douro Valley -9%: 1,500 GDD (°C)Ribera del Duero -6%Ribera del Duero -6%: 1,520 GDD (°C)Bordeaux -2%Bordeaux -2%: 1,530 GDD (°C)Yarra Valley -2%Yarra Valley -2%: 1,540 GDD (°C)Tokaj +7%Tokaj +7%: 1,560 GDD (°C)Coonawarra +7%Coonawarra +7%: 1,590 GDD (°C)Rioja -2%Rioja -2%: 1,660 GDD (°C)Colchagua Valley -3%Colchagua Valley -3%: 1,690 GDD (°C)Northern Rhône -4%Northern Rhône -4%: 1,720 GDD (°C)Sonoma County -2%Sonoma County -2%: 1,760 GDD (°C)Chianti Classico +3%Chianti Classico +3%: 1,780 GDD (°C)Mendoza (Luján de Cuyo) -13%Mendoza (Luján de Cuyo) -13%: 1,820 GDD (°C)Maipo Valley +0%Maipo Valley +0%: 1,850 GDD (°C)Barossa Valley -1%Barossa Valley -1%: 1,850 GDD (°C)Napa Valley -4%Napa Valley -4%: 1,860 GDD (°C)Paso Robles -1%Paso Robles -1%: 1,880 GDD (°C)McLaren Vale +3%McLaren Vale +3%: 1,950 GDD (°C)Piedmont (Langhe) +1%Piedmont (Langhe) +1%: 1,960 GDD (°C)Languedoc -4%Languedoc -4%: 1,960 GDD (°C)Margaret River +5%Margaret River +5%: 2,010 GDD (°C)Valpolicella +2%Valpolicella +2%: 2,080 GDD (°C)Priorat -5%Priorat -5%: 2,110 GDD (°C)Southern Rhône -3%Southern Rhône -3%: 2,120 GDD (°C)Hunter Valley -9%Hunter Valley -9%: 2,170 GDD (°C)Kakheti +6%Kakheti +6%: 2,210 GDD (°C)Stellenbosch +8%Stellenbosch +8%: 2,340 GDD (°C)Jerez -1%Jerez -1%: 2,580 GDD (°C)

Warmest to coolest against normal

Stellenbosch

South Africa · Oct 1999–Apr 2000

Much warmer

Heat
2,340 GDD +8%
Season rain
116 mm -47%
Harvest rain
29 mm -32%

Hot months: Dec +3.2°

Rank 1 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Tokaj

Hungary

Warmer

Heat
1,560 GDD +7%
Season rain
278 mm -32%
Harvest rain
55 mm -44%

Hot months: Apr +2.1° May +2.4° Oct +4.2°

Rank 10 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Coonawarra

Australia · Oct 1999–Apr 2000

Warmer

Heat
1,590 GDD +7%
Season rain
262 mm +15%
Harvest rain
73 mm +17%

Hot months: Feb +3.7°

Rank 10 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Wachau

Austria

Warmer

Heat
1,030 GDD +6%
Season rain
401 mm -23%
Harvest rain
112 mm -6%

Hot months: Apr +2.6° May +2.4° Oct +2.4°

Rank 11 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Kakheti

Georgia

Warmer

Heat
2,210 GDD +6%
Season rain
368 mm -23%
Harvest rain
174 mm +53%

Hot months: Apr +3.9° Jul +3.4°

Rank 11 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Margaret River

Australia · Oct 1999–Apr 2000

Warmer

Heat
2,010 GDD +5%
Season rain
363 mm +49%
Harvest rain
69 mm +35%

Hot months: Dec +2.3°

Rank 8 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Chianti Classico

Italy

Near normal

Heat
1,780 GDD +3%
Season rain
452 mm -7%
Harvest rain
190 mm -7%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 17 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

McLaren Vale

Australia · Oct 1999–Apr 2000

Near normal

Heat
1,950 GDD +3%
Season rain
233 mm +27%
Harvest rain
68 mm +12%

Hot months: Feb +2.7°

Rank 11 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Valpolicella

Italy

Near normal

Heat
2,080 GDD +2%
Season rain
606 mm +8%
Harvest rain
290 mm +58%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 16 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Piedmont (Langhe)

Italy

Near normal

Heat
1,960 GDD +1%
Season rain
492 mm +30%
Harvest rain
200 mm +50%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 19 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Central Otago

New Zealand · Oct 1999–Apr 2000

Near normal

Heat
880 GDD +0%
Season rain
410 mm +17%
Harvest rain
90 mm -1%

Hot months: Oct +2.0°

Rank 17 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Hawke's Bay

New Zealand · Oct 1999–Apr 2000

Near normal

Heat
1,450 GDD +0%
Season rain
431 mm -7%
Harvest rain
166 mm +6%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 18 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Burgundy (Côte d'Or)

France

Near normal

Heat
1,410 GDD -0%
Season rain
481 mm +6%
Harvest rain
66 mm +2%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 15 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Maipo Valley

Chile · Oct 1999–Apr 2000

Near normal

Heat
1,850 GDD -0%
Season rain
88 mm -0%
Harvest rain
20 mm -45%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 14 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Alsace

France

Near normal

Heat
1,350 GDD -1%
Season rain
408 mm +11%
Harvest rain
116 mm +15%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 17 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Barossa Valley

Australia · Oct 1999–Apr 2000

Near normal

Heat
1,850 GDD -1%
Season rain
286 mm +44%
Harvest rain
82 mm +45%

Hot months: Feb +2.7°

Rank 15 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Jerez

Spain

Near normal

Heat
2,580 GDD -1%
Season rain
286 mm +41%
Harvest rain
11 mm -57%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 21 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Paso Robles

United States

Near normal

Heat
1,880 GDD -1%
Season rain
102 mm +99%
Harvest rain
60 mm +191%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 15 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Yarra Valley

Australia · Oct 1999–Apr 2000

Near normal

Heat
1,540 GDD -2%
Season rain
433 mm -11%
Harvest rain
98 mm -22%

Hot months: Feb +2.9°

Rank 19 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Sonoma County

United States

Near normal

Heat
1,760 GDD -2%
Season rain
241 mm +61%
Harvest rain
105 mm +106%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 18 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Bordeaux

France

Near normal

Heat
1,530 GDD -2%
Season rain
552 mm +20%
Harvest rain
216 mm +29%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 17 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Rioja

Spain

Near normal

Heat
1,660 GDD -2%
Season rain
257 mm +4%
Harvest rain
80 mm +12%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 21 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Colchagua Valley

Chile · Oct 1999–Apr 2000

Near normal

Heat
1,690 GDD -3%
Season rain
116 mm +2%
Harvest rain
15 mm -61%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 15 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Southern Rhône

France

Near normal

Heat
2,120 GDD -3%
Season rain
562 mm +28%
Harvest rain
124 mm +36%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 22 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Marlborough

New Zealand · Oct 1999–Apr 2000

Cooler

Heat
1,200 GDD -3%
Season rain
501 mm +19%
Harvest rain
148 mm +24%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 22 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Napa Valley

United States

Cooler

Heat
1,860 GDD -4%
Season rain
174 mm +63%
Harvest rain
83 mm +126%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 21 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Northern Rhône

France

Cooler

Heat
1,720 GDD -4%
Season rain
654 mm +26%
Harvest rain
121 mm +25%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 21 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Loire Valley (Touraine)

France

Cooler

Heat
1,330 GDD -4%
Season rain
434 mm +22%
Harvest rain
139 mm +16%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 20 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Languedoc

France

Cooler

Heat
1,960 GDD -4%
Season rain
316 mm +2%
Harvest rain
28 mm -52%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 23 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Priorat

Spain

Cooler

Heat
2,110 GDD -5%
Season rain
303 mm +9%
Harvest rain
94 mm -19%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 24 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Mosel

Germany

Cooler

Heat
1,010 GDD -5%
Season rain
569 mm +30%
Harvest rain
89 mm +25%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 19 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Champagne

France

Cooler

Heat
1,120 GDD -5%
Season rain
470 mm +28%
Harvest rain
66 mm +34%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 21 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Niagara Peninsula

Canada

Cooler

Heat
1,330 GDD -6%
Season rain
553 mm -0%
Harvest rain
105 mm -30%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 21 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Ribera del Duero

Spain

Cooler

Heat
1,520 GDD -6%
Season rain
207 mm +7%
Harvest rain
54 mm -23%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 21 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Rheingau

Germany

Cooler

Heat
1,070 GDD -6%
Season rain
450 mm +24%
Harvest rain
129 mm +25%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 20 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Hunter Valley

Australia · Oct 1999–Apr 2000

Much cooler

Heat
2,170 GDD -9%
Season rain
652 mm +20%
Harvest rain
102 mm -41%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 25 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Douro Valley

Portugal

Much cooler

Heat
1,500 GDD -9%
Season rain
589 mm +22%
Harvest rain
147 mm -35%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 24 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Columbia Valley

United States

Much cooler

Heat
1,430 GDD -10%
Season rain
70 mm +3%
Harvest rain
33 mm +36%

Hot months: Apr +2.1°

Rank 24 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Willamette Valley

United States

Much cooler

Heat
1,080 GDD -12%
Season rain
246 mm -18%
Harvest rain
88 mm -26%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 23 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Mendoza (Luján de Cuyo)

Argentina · Oct 1999–Apr 2000

Much cooler

Heat
1,820 GDD -13%
Season rain
259 mm +60%
Harvest rain
66 mm +55%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 25 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Finger Lakes

United States

Much cooler

Heat
1,160 GDD -14%
Season rain
620 mm +9%
Harvest rain
147 mm -7%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 25 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

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.