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The 2022 vintage: weather around the world

In 2022, 33 of 41 regions here had a growing season more than 3% warmer than their 1991–2020 normal; 1 were more than 3% cooler. North of the equator that was 27 of 28 warmer (season April–October 2022); in the south 6 of 13 (October 2021 to April 2022).

Furthest above normalCentral Otago +43%
Furthest belowHunter Valley -5%
Wettest harvest windowSouthern Rhône +109%
Driest seasonJerez -59%

The warmest season since 2000 for Loire Valley (Touraine), Bordeaux, Rioja, Northern Rhône, Piedmont (Langhe), Languedoc, Douro Valley, Southern Rhône, Priorat, Valpolicella, Paso Robles.

Every region's 2022 season on the heat scale

Growing degree days in 2022, with each region's difference from its own normal in the label. Colour shows how warm the season was for that region.

Warmest to coolest against normal

Much cooler (8%+ fewer GDD)
Cooler
Near normal (±3%)
Warmer
Much warmer (8%+ more)

Central Otago

New Zealand · Oct 2021–Apr 2022

Much warmer

Heat: 1,250 GDD +43%
Season rain: 293 mm -17%
Harvest rain: 54 mm -41%

Hot months: Oct +2.3° Nov +2.8° Jan +3.5° Mar +3.4° Apr +2.4°

Rank 2 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Loire Valley (Touraine)

France

Much warmer

Heat: 1,830 GDD +32%
Season rain: 337 mm -6%
Harvest rain: 148 mm +23%

Hot months: May +3.8° Jun +2.9° Jul +3.8° Aug +3.5° Oct +3.9°

Rank 1 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Mosel

Germany

Much warmer

Heat: 1,370 GDD +29%
Season rain: 470 mm +8%
Harvest rain: 118 mm +66%

Hot months: May +2.7° Jun +2.5° Jul +2.3° Aug +4.3° Oct +3.7°

Rank 2 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Champagne

France

Much warmer

Heat: 1,520 GDD +29%
Season rain: 349 mm -5%
Harvest rain: 56 mm +14%

Hot months: May +2.8° Jun +2.1° Jul +3.3° Aug +4.4° Oct +4.0°

Rank 2 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Bordeaux

France

Much warmer

Heat: 2,010 GDD +29%
Season rain: 409 mm -11%
Harvest rain: 151 mm -10%

Hot months: May +3.9° Jul +3.7° Aug +3.9° Oct +4.3°

Rank 1 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Rioja

Spain

Much warmer

Heat: 2,180 GDD +28%
Season rain: 167 mm -32%
Harvest rain: 42 mm -42%

Hot months: May +3.8° Jun +4.3° Jul +4.5° Aug +3.8° Oct +5.5°

Rank 1 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Alsace

France

Much warmer

Heat: 1,730 GDD +28%
Season rain: 333 mm -10%
Harvest rain: 133 mm +32%

Hot months: May +3.0° Jun +3.8° Jul +3.9° Aug +3.7° Oct +4.6°

Rank 2 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Northern Rhône

France

Much warmer

Heat: 2,290 GDD +28%
Season rain: 451 mm -13%
Harvest rain: 150 mm +55%

Hot months: May +4.3° Jun +4.4° Jul +4.0° Aug +3.6° Oct +4.4°

Rank 1 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Piedmont (Langhe)

Italy

Much warmer

Heat: 2,480 GDD +27%
Season rain: 278 mm -27%
Harvest rain: 59 mm -56%

Hot months: May +2.5° Jun +4.3° Jul +3.8° Aug +2.4° Oct +4.5°

Rank 1 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Rheingau

Germany

Much warmer

Heat: 1,420 GDD +25%
Season rain: 407 mm +12%
Harvest rain: 192 mm +86%

Hot months: May +2.8° Jun +2.9° Jul +2.2° Aug +4.0° Oct +3.6°

Rank 2 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Burgundy (Côte d'Or)

France

Much warmer

Heat: 1,760 GDD +24%
Season rain: 508 mm +11%
Harvest rain: 124 mm +92%

Hot months: May +3.6° Jun +2.6° Jul +2.5° Aug +3.2° Oct +4.1°

Rank 2 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Ribera del Duero

Spain

Much warmer

Heat: 1,990 GDD +24%
Season rain: 125 mm -35%
Harvest rain: 53 mm -24%

Hot months: May +4.1° Jun +2.6° Jul +4.6° Aug +2.6° Oct +3.9°

Rank 2 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Languedoc

France

Much warmer

Heat: 2,520 GDD +23%
Season rain: 260 mm -16%
Harvest rain: 55 mm -6%

Hot months: May +3.2° Jun +2.8° Jul +3.9° Aug +3.5° Oct +3.1°

Rank 1 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Douro Valley

Portugal

Much warmer

Heat: 2,030 GDD +23%
Season rain: 468 mm -3%
Harvest rain: 286 mm +26%

Hot months: May +4.3° Jul +4.8° Aug +3.0° Oct +3.1°

Rank 1 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Southern Rhône

France

Much warmer

Heat: 2,640 GDD +21%
Season rain: 460 mm +4%
Harvest rain: 189 mm +109%

Hot months: May +4.4° Jun +4.1° Jul +4.0° Aug +2.2° Oct +3.6°

Rank 1 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Wachau

Austria

Much warmer

Heat: 1,170 GDD +20%
Season rain: 556 mm +7%
Harvest rain: 121 mm +2%

Hot months: Jun +2.8° Oct +3.6°

Rank 5 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Chianti Classico

Italy

Much warmer

Heat: 2,040 GDD +18%
Season rain: 434 mm -11%
Harvest rain: 199 mm -3%

Hot months: May +2.2° Jun +3.6° Jul +3.2° Oct +3.2°

Rank 2 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Priorat

Spain

Much warmer

Heat: 2,590 GDD +17%
Season rain: 308 mm +12%
Harvest rain: 89 mm -24%

Hot months: May +2.8° Jun +2.8° Aug +2.6° Oct +2.8°

Rank 1 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Valpolicella

Italy

Much warmer

Heat: 2,360 GDD +16%
Season rain: 398 mm -29%
Harvest rain: 97 mm -47%

Hot months: Jun +2.9° Jul +3.1° Oct +4.4°

Rank 1 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Willamette Valley

United States

Much warmer

Heat: 1,420 GDD +16%
Season rain: 344 mm +14%
Harvest rain: 60 mm -50%

Hot months: Aug +2.9° Oct +4.5°

Rank 5 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Tokaj

Hungary

Much warmer

Heat: 1,660 GDD +14%
Season rain: 287 mm -29%
Harvest rain: 73 mm -25%

Hot months: May +2.6° Jun +3.9° Jul +3.2° Aug +2.9°

Rank 3 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Columbia Valley

United States

Much warmer

Heat: 1,790 GDD +13%
Season rain: 88 mm +29%
Harvest rain: 13 mm -47%

Hot months: Jul +2.6° Aug +3.9° Sep +2.3° Oct +4.2°

Rank 6 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Marlborough

New Zealand · Oct 2021–Apr 2022

Much warmer

Heat: 1,390 GDD +12%
Season rain: 462 mm +10%
Harvest rain: 75 mm -37%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 4 of 26 for heat · Winkler I

Napa Valley

United States

Much warmer

Heat: 2,150 GDD +11%
Season rain: 78 mm -27%
Harvest rain: 40 mm +8%

Hot months: May +2.3° Jun +2.3° Sep +2.1°

Rank 4 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Paso Robles

United States

Much warmer

Heat: 2,120 GDD +11%
Season rain: 37 mm -28%
Harvest rain: 27 mm +32%

Hot months: Jun +3.0°

Rank 1 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Hawke's Bay

New Zealand · Oct 2021–Apr 2022

Much warmer

Heat: 1,590 GDD +10%
Season rain: 684 mm +48%
Harvest rain: 269 mm +73%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 3 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Kakheti

Georgia

Much warmer

Heat: 2,280 GDD +9%
Season rain: 349 mm -27%
Harvest rain: 103 mm -9%

Hot months: Apr +2.9° Aug +2.2° Sep +2.6°

Rank 5 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Sonoma County

United States

Warmer

Heat: 1,930 GDD +8%
Season rain: 115 mm -23%
Harvest rain: 50 mm -2%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 5 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Jerez

Spain

Warmer

Heat: 2,800 GDD +7%
Season rain: 84 mm -59%
Harvest rain: 9 mm -65%

Hot months: May +2.3° Jul +2.1° Oct +3.5°

Rank 5 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

Finger Lakes

United States

Warmer

Heat: 1,440 GDD +7%
Season rain: 527 mm -7%
Harvest rain: 138 mm -12%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 12 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Yarra Valley

Australia · Oct 2021–Apr 2022

Warmer

Heat: 1,650 GDD +6%
Season rain: 518 mm +7%
Harvest rain: 151 mm +19%

Hot months: Jan +2.3°

Rank 9 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Coonawarra

Australia · Oct 2021–Apr 2022

Warmer

Heat: 1,550 GDD +5%
Season rain: 184 mm -19%
Harvest rain: 49 mm -21%

Hot months: Jan +2.9°

Rank 11 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Mendoza (Luján de Cuyo)

Argentina · Oct 2021–Apr 2022

Warmer

Heat: 2,150 GDD +3%
Season rain: 100 mm -38%
Harvest rain: 6 mm -87%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 13 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Margaret River

Australia · Oct 2021–Apr 2022

Near normal

Heat: 1,970 GDD +3%
Season rain: 231 mm -5%
Harvest rain: 39 mm -24%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 10 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Maipo Valley

Chile · Oct 2021–Apr 2022

Near normal

Heat: 1,840 GDD -1%
Season rain: 67 mm -25%
Harvest rain: 40 mm +9%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 15 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Niagara Peninsula

Canada

Near normal

Heat: 1,400 GDD -1%
Season rain: 450 mm -19%
Harvest rain: 98 mm -35%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 14 of 26 for heat · Winkler II

Stellenbosch

South Africa · Oct 2021–Apr 2022

Near normal

Heat: 2,150 GDD -1%
Season rain: 225 mm +3%
Harvest rain: 36 mm -15%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 19 of 26 for heat · Winkler IV

Barossa Valley

Australia · Oct 2021–Apr 2022

Near normal

Heat: 1,850 GDD -1%
Season rain: 222 mm +12%
Harvest rain: 37 mm -35%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 18 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Colchagua Valley

Chile · Oct 2021–Apr 2022

Near normal

Heat: 1,700 GDD -2%
Season rain: 82 mm -27%
Harvest rain: 49 mm +24%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 14 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

McLaren Vale

Australia · Oct 2021–Apr 2022

Near normal

Heat: 1,860 GDD -2%
Season rain: 194 mm +6%
Harvest rain: 25 mm -59%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 20 of 26 for heat · Winkler III

Hunter Valley

Australia · Oct 2021–Apr 2022

Cooler

Heat: 2,260 GDD -5%
Season rain: 780 mm +44%
Harvest rain: 175 mm +2%

No month ran 2°C above its normal high

Rank 22 of 26 for heat · Winkler V

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.