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The 2014 vintage: weather around the world

In 2014, 23 of 41 regions here had a growing season more than 3% warmer than their 1991–2020 normal; 4 were more than 3% cooler. North of the equator that was 17 of 28 warmer (season April–October 2014); in the south 6 of 13 (October 2013 to April 2014).

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Every region's 2014 season on the heat scale

Growing degree days in 2014, 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 V1,0001,5002,0002,5003,000Wachau -6%Wachau -6%: 910 GDD (°C)Central Otago +9%Central Otago +9%: 950 GDD (°C)Mosel +7%Mosel +7%: 1,140 GDD (°C)Rheingau +4%Rheingau +4%: 1,190 GDD (°C)Champagne +7%Champagne +7%: 1,260 GDD (°C)Niagara Peninsula -10%Niagara Peninsula -10%: 1,270 GDD (°C)Marlborough +5%Marlborough +5%: 1,300 GDD (°C)Finger Lakes +0%Finger Lakes +0%: 1,350 GDD (°C)Loire Valley (Touraine) +2%Loire Valley (Touraine) +2%: 1,410 GDD (°C)Burgundy (Côte d'Or) +1%Burgundy (Côte d'Or) +1%: 1,430 GDD (°C)Alsace +7%Alsace +7%: 1,460 GDD (°C)Tokaj +1%Tokaj +1%: 1,470 GDD (°C)Coonawarra +1%Coonawarra +1%: 1,490 GDD (°C)Hawke's Bay +4%Hawke's Bay +4%: 1,500 GDD (°C)Willamette Valley +24%Willamette Valley +24%: 1,510 GDD (°C)Bordeaux +4%Bordeaux +4%: 1,630 GDD (°C)Yarra Valley +5%Yarra Valley +5%: 1,640 GDD (°C)Chianti Classico -4%Chianti Classico -4%: 1,660 GDD (°C)Colchagua Valley -3%Colchagua Valley -3%: 1,680 GDD (°C)Douro Valley +4%Douro Valley +4%: 1,720 GDD (°C)Ribera del Duero +7%Ribera del Duero +7%: 1,730 GDD (°C)Maipo Valley -4%Maipo Valley -4%: 1,770 GDD (°C)Northern Rhône +1%Northern Rhône +1%: 1,810 GDD (°C)Columbia Valley +15%Columbia Valley +15%: 1,820 GDD (°C)Rioja +12%Rioja +12%: 1,900 GDD (°C)Barossa Valley +2%Barossa Valley +2%: 1,910 GDD (°C)McLaren Vale +1%McLaren Vale +1%: 1,930 GDD (°C)Sonoma County +7%Sonoma County +7%: 1,930 GDD (°C)Piedmont (Langhe) -1%Piedmont (Langhe) -1%: 1,930 GDD (°C)Margaret River +5%Margaret River +5%: 2,000 GDD (°C)Valpolicella -1%Valpolicella -1%: 2,000 GDD (°C)Paso Robles +9%Paso Robles +9%: 2,080 GDD (°C)Napa Valley +8%Napa Valley +8%: 2,090 GDD (°C)Mendoza (Luján de Cuyo) +2%Mendoza (Luján de Cuyo) +2%: 2,130 GDD (°C)Languedoc +4%Languedoc +4%: 2,140 GDD (°C)Stellenbosch +3%Stellenbosch +3%: 2,230 GDD (°C)Southern Rhône +3%Southern Rhône +3%: 2,250 GDD (°C)Kakheti +12%Kakheti +12%: 2,340 GDD (°C)Priorat +8%Priorat +8%: 2,390 GDD (°C)Hunter Valley +2%Hunter Valley +2%: 2,420 GDD (°C)Jerez +1%Jerez +1%: 2,630 GDD (°C)

Warmest to coolest against normal

Willamette Valley

United States

Much warmer

Heat
1,510 GDD +24%
Season rain
400 mm +32%
Harvest rain
178 mm +50%

Hot months: Sep +2.1° Oct +2.7°

Rank 2 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Columbia Valley

United States

Much warmer

Heat
1,820 GDD +15%
Season rain
64 mm -6%
Harvest rain
34 mm +40%

Hot months: Jul +2.5° Oct +2.7°

Rank 4 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Kakheti

Georgia

Much warmer

Heat
2,340 GDD +12%
Season rain
412 mm -13%
Harvest rain
157 mm +39%

Hot months: May +3.5° Aug +3.8°

Rank 3 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Rioja

Spain

Much warmer

Heat
1,900 GDD +12%
Season rain
181 mm -27%
Harvest rain
48 mm -34%

Hot months: Apr +3.0° Sep +2.9° Oct +4.5°

Rank 7 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Paso Robles

United States

Much warmer

Heat
2,080 GDD +9%
Season rain
20 mm -61%
Harvest rain
2 mm -89%

Hot months: Apr +2.3° May +3.6° Oct +2.8°

Rank 3 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Central Otago

New Zealand · Oct 2013–Apr 2014

Much warmer

Heat
950 GDD +9%
Season rain
359 mm +2%
Harvest rain
91 mm -0%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 10 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Priorat

Spain

Much warmer

Heat
2,390 GDD +8%
Season rain
300 mm +8%
Harvest rain
84 mm -27%

Hot months: Apr +2.0° Oct +3.1°

Rank 8 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Napa Valley

United States

Much warmer

Heat
2,090 GDD +8%
Season rain
68 mm -36%
Harvest rain
37 mm -0%

Hot months: May +2.3°

Rank 6 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Alsace

France

Warmer

Heat
1,460 GDD +7%
Season rain
396 mm +7%
Harvest rain
94 mm -6%

Hot months: Jun +2.2° Oct +2.9°

Rank 12 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Ribera del Duero

Spain

Warmer

Heat
1,730 GDD +7%
Season rain
158 mm -18%
Harvest rain
59 mm -15%

Hot months: Apr +2.8° Oct +3.8°

Rank 13 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Sonoma County

United States

Warmer

Heat
1,930 GDD +7%
Season rain
96 mm -35%
Harvest rain
54 mm +6%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 6 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Champagne

France

Warmer

Heat
1,260 GDD +7%
Season rain
409 mm +12%
Harvest rain
18 mm -63%

Hot months: Sep +2.1°

Rank 13 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Mosel

Germany

Warmer

Heat
1,140 GDD +7%
Season rain
515 mm +18%
Harvest rain
91 mm +27%

Hot months: Apr +2.4° Oct +2.4°

Rank 10 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Marlborough

New Zealand · Oct 2013–Apr 2014

Warmer

Heat
1,300 GDD +5%
Season rain
556 mm +32%
Harvest rain
255 mm +114%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 11 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Yarra Valley

Australia · Oct 2013–Apr 2014

Warmer

Heat
1,640 GDD +5%
Season rain
477 mm -1%
Harvest rain
182 mm +44%

Hot months: Feb +2.0°

Rank 10 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Margaret River

Australia · Oct 2013–Apr 2014

Warmer

Heat
2,000 GDD +5%
Season rain
155 mm -36%
Harvest rain
41 mm -19%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 9 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Bordeaux

France

Warmer

Heat
1,630 GDD +4%
Season rain
390 mm -15%
Harvest rain
75 mm -55%

Hot months: Sep +2.6° Oct +3.3°

Rank 12 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Languedoc

France

Warmer

Heat
2,140 GDD +4%
Season rain
316 mm +2%
Harvest rain
119 mm +104%

Hot months: Apr +2.1° Oct +2.6°

Rank 12 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Rheingau

Germany

Warmer

Heat
1,190 GDD +4%
Season rain
443 mm +22%
Harvest rain
95 mm -8%

Hot months: Apr +2.2° Oct +2.1°

Rank 14 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Hawke's Bay

New Zealand · Oct 2013–Apr 2014

Warmer

Heat
1,500 GDD +4%
Season rain
502 mm +8%
Harvest rain
210 mm +35%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 12 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Douro Valley

Portugal

Warmer

Heat
1,720 GDD +4%
Season rain
540 mm +12%
Harvest rain
283 mm +24%

Hot months: Oct +2.9°

Rank 15 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Southern Rhône

France

Warmer

Heat
2,250 GDD +3%
Season rain
354 mm -20%
Harvest rain
78 mm -14%

Hot months: Oct +2.9°

Rank 14 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Stellenbosch

South Africa · Oct 2013–Apr 2014

Warmer

Heat
2,230 GDD +3%
Season rain
295 mm +35%
Harvest rain
60 mm +43%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 7 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Barossa Valley

Australia · Oct 2013–Apr 2014

Near normal

Heat
1,910 GDD +2%
Season rain
206 mm +3%
Harvest rain
90 mm +59%

Hot months: Jan +2.0°

Rank 11 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Mendoza (Luján de Cuyo)

Argentina · Oct 2013–Apr 2014

Near normal

Heat
2,130 GDD +2%
Season rain
150 mm -8%
Harvest rain
48 mm +13%

Hot months: Dec +2.5° Jan +3.2°

Rank 16 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Hunter Valley

Australia · Oct 2013–Apr 2014

Near normal

Heat
2,420 GDD +2%
Season rain
486 mm -10%
Harvest rain
130 mm -25%

Hot months: Oct +2.6°

Rank 11 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Loire Valley (Touraine)

France

Near normal

Heat
1,410 GDD +2%
Season rain
394 mm +10%
Harvest rain
81 mm -32%

Hot months: Oct +2.6°

Rank 14 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Burgundy (Côte d'Or)

France

Near normal

Heat
1,430 GDD +1%
Season rain
457 mm +0%
Harvest rain
32 mm -50%

Hot months: Oct +2.3°

Rank 14 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

McLaren Vale

Australia · Oct 2013–Apr 2014

Near normal

Heat
1,930 GDD +1%
Season rain
158 mm -14%
Harvest rain
56 mm -7%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 13 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Tokaj

Hungary

Near normal

Heat
1,470 GDD +1%
Season rain
477 mm +17%
Harvest rain
76 mm -22%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 16 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Northern Rhône

France

Near normal

Heat
1,810 GDD +1%
Season rain
477 mm -8%
Harvest rain
59 mm -39%

Hot months: Oct +3.2°

Rank 16 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Jerez

Spain

Near normal

Heat
2,630 GDD +1%
Season rain
184 mm -9%
Harvest rain
35 mm +35%

Hot months: Oct +2.1°

Rank 17 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Coonawarra

Australia · Oct 2013–Apr 2014

Near normal

Heat
1,490 GDD +1%
Season rain
223 mm -2%
Harvest rain
69 mm +12%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 14 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Finger Lakes

United States

Near normal

Heat
1,350 GDD +0%
Season rain
557 mm -2%
Harvest rain
96 mm -39%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 18 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Piedmont (Langhe)

Italy

Near normal

Heat
1,930 GDD -1%
Season rain
378 mm -1%
Harvest rain
75 mm -44%

Hot months: Oct +2.0°

Rank 22 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Valpolicella

Italy

Near normal

Heat
2,000 GDD -1%
Season rain
626 mm +11%
Harvest rain
91 mm -50%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 21 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Colchagua Valley

Chile · Oct 2013–Apr 2014

Near normal

Heat
1,680 GDD -3%
Season rain
42 mm -63%
Harvest rain
23 mm -43%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 17 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Chianti Classico

Italy

Cooler

Heat
1,660 GDD -4%
Season rain
662 mm +36%
Harvest rain
218 mm +7%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 21 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Maipo Valley

Chile · Oct 2013–Apr 2014

Cooler

Heat
1,770 GDD -4%
Season rain
48 mm -46%
Harvest rain
14 mm -60%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 22 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Wachau

Austria

Cooler

Heat
910 GDD -6%
Season rain
703 mm +36%
Harvest rain
183 mm +54%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 22 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Niagara Peninsula

Canada

Much cooler

Heat
1,270 GDD -10%
Season rain
588 mm +6%
Harvest rain
118 mm -22%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 24 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.