Lower harvest volume forecast for Austria

Published 2024년 9월 10일

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Austria is facing a significant decrease in its wine harvest in 2024, with volumes expected to be around 15% lower than 2023 and 5% lower than the average from 2019 to 2023. This early vintage is attributed to unpredictable weather conditions, including warm temperatures and late frosts, which have affected the vineyards and led to smaller grape clusters and yields. Some regions have experienced more severe frost damage and coulure, a condition that causes grape berries to swell and split, leading to reduced quality and yield. Despite these challenges, the Austrian Winegrowers’ Association remains optimistic, anticipating a mature and harmonious vintage with dense, fully ripe red wines. Producers may make up for the grape shortfall with reserve wines.

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Austria has declared a 'very early vintage' for 2024, with volumes expected to be considerably lower than the recent average. At a press conference in Vienna, president of the Austrian Winegrowers’ Association Johannes Schmuckenschlager addressed the very early start to this year’s harvest, with volumes set to total around 2mhl once work in the vineyards is complete (around 15% lower than 2023). Last year’s harvest was already on the slim side. Volumes of wine produced totalled 2.33mhl, while the annual average for the period between 2019 and 2023 sat at 2.41mhl. “In terms of volume, we are expecting to harvest less than last year and also compared to the average from previous years. In many vineyards, the clusters were less well formed this year, and late frosts and coulure during blossoming have also reduced the volume,” Schmuckenschlager explained. Temperamental weather conditions during 2024 were the reason for this year’s exceptionally early harvest, the association said. In ...

Source: Harpers