-
Rioja heading for early 2015 wine harvestA hot and dry growing season means some Rioja wine producers expect to begin the 2015 wine harvest up to a month earlier than usual.
-
Mumm kicks off earliest Napa wine harvest for years -
California fires rage but vineyards safe, says Napa VintnersNapa Valley Vintners has tried to calm concerns that the 2015 Napa wine harvest is under threat from a spate of California fires.
-
DWWA 2015: Burgundy under £15 wins international trophy -
Champagne 2015 crop enters ‘crucial’ periodThe next six weeks will be ‘crucial’ to the quality and quantity of this year’s Champagne harvest, after drought conditions left vines short of water.
-
1990 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir1990 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir. A reduced harvest of good quality.
-
1986 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir1986 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir. Rain at harvest was a problem, though late-picked wines were very good.
-
1995 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir1995 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir. The first in a run of three wet harvests yielded agreeable yet light wines.
-
1998 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir1998 vintage guide for Oregon Pinot Noir. Again the harvest was interrupted by rain but some fine, fruity wines were made.
-
Italy overtakes France as world’s biggest wine producer -
2006 vintage guide for Red South America2006 vintage guide for Red South America. Outstanding harvest for Argentina but more challenging for Chile.
-
1991 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany1991 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. Only a moderately good year thanks to widespread rain at harvest time.
-
Wine harvest 2015 photos -
2015 International ‘Best of Wine Tourism’ award winners announedAn exceptional harvest for this unique international contest celebrating wineries all over the world for excellence and innovation in welcoming visitors.
-
1998 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany
1998 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. Rain at harvest time caused some problems. A particularly good year for Brunello.
-
1992 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont1992 vintage guide for Italy Piedmont. Cold and wet weather at harvest time produced thin, light wines.
-
California 2015 wine harvest shrinks but ‘quality high’ -
Hospices de Beaune 2015: Highlander actor to host biggest auction since 2011 -
2006 vintage guide for Spain Rioja2006 vintage guide for Spain Rioja. Good to very good vintage, with a moderate harvest securing good quality fruit and fresh, supple and crisp wines.
-
1972 vintage guide for Red Australia
1972 vintage guide for Red Australia. Dry, relatively cool season in which later harvesting Coonawarra and Eden Valley fared best
-
1989 vintage guide for Red AustraliaA very disappointing harvest. A very disappointing harvest
-
1990 vintage guide for Red AustraliaAn exceptionally good year in South Australia; the harvest in New South Wales was spoiled by rain
-
August rainfall ‘saved’ Germany 2015 harvest -
California harvest kicks off – winemakers bullish
One of the earliest harvests on record has started in California with winemakers predicting an excellent vintage.
-
California crop ‘exceptional’ after long harvest
California’s winemakers are optimistic about the quality of the 2007 crop after a long, drawn-out harvest which finished in late October.
-
2008 California harvest slightly down
California’s 2008 wine grape harvest is down 6% on the previous year, according to preliminary reports.
-
Heatwave in French vineyards evokes memories of 2003 -
Champagne 2011 harvest could be earliest since 2003August holidays have been cancelled in Champagne in anticipation of a very early harvest, possibly the earliest on record – especially if the warm weather of March to the end of May continues.
-
Potato and Gruyère gratin recipe -
Champagne agrees increase in yield on 2009
Champagne growers and houses this week agreed on a 2010 harvest yield of 10,500 kilos per hectare - an increase on last year.
-
Champagne 2010 harvest begins
Picking has begun in the vineyards of Champagne amid ‘promising’ conditions, with production set to top last year’s figure as sales around the world continue to recover.
-
French harvest set for 13% increase on 2012France is currently on course for a normal-sized grape harvest in 2013, but continued poor weather could yet jeopardise this year's crop, according to the country's agriculture ministry.
