Wine harvests 2013

Chablis battles rot to secure 2013 harvest

For Chablis winemakers who can manage rot in their vineyards, the 2013 harvest may yet yield some pleasantly surprising wines, say producers.

Austria set for small 2013 harvest after extreme weather

Austria's vineyards are facing their fourth consecutive small harvest in 2013, thanks to a combination of hail, drought and poor weather during flowering.

Napa Valley enjoys 'ideal' harvest conditions

Napa Valley winemakers are basking in 'ideal' conditions for the 2013 harvest, reflecting an upbeat mood across California as a whole.

Hail-struck Bordeaux winemakers to top up with bulk AOC wine

Bordeaux winemakers who lost vines to violent hail storms over the summer will be allowed to buy bulk AOC wine to boost volumes.

Bordeaux 2013 harvest set for 20% drop

Bordeaux is facing its smallest harvest since 1991, according to the Bordeaux Wine Bureau.

Hail hits southern Alsace vineyards

Hailstorms continue to batter French vineyards, this time in the heart of Alsatian wine country, with up to 60% damages reported in parts of Southern Alsace.

Second Bordeaux storm destroys 4,000ha costing '20million Euros at the very least'

Bordeaux's main white wine growing region, Entre-deux-Mers, has been hit by a massive hailstorm damaging about 4,000 hectares of vines with many producers losing almost their entire crop.

Champagne yield set for 2013 harvest

The yield for the 2013 Champagne harvest has been set at 10,000 kilograms per hectare, with an additional 500kg/ha allowed to be released from producers' reserve stocks next February, the Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC) has announced.

Hail destroys 300ha of vineyards in Champagne, says report

Last weekend's severe hailstorms caused such extensive damage that several parts of the Champagne region lost up to half the potential 2013 crop, according to an official report issued yesterday.

Cote de Beaune vineyards hit hard by violent storms

Two violent storms collided late Tuesday in Burgundy resulting in massive damage to vineyards in the Cote de Beaune, according to the Burgundy Wine Board (BIVB).

Australia 2013 harvest 'biggest in five years'

Australia's 2013 wine harvest was the biggest in five years, rising more than 10% on 2012 to hit an estimated 1.83m tonnes, according to the Winemakers' Federation of Australia (WFA).