Netherlands: New record year for Dutch wine growers

A record amount of grapes were also harvested in 2022, thanks to a warm and dry summer. At that time there were 9,837 hectoliters of Dutch wine. This year it is even more. Globally, there was a decline in wine production last year. Wine growers in Southern Europe in particular suffered greatly from extreme weather. In the Netherlands, the past season actually got off to a good start with little night frost and a dry period in June. This resulted in a short and powerful flowering with large bunches. However, July was quite changeable. An above-average amount of rain fell, which caused the necessary challenges in the vineyard, such as mold pressure. Due to the sunny late summer, a record amount of grapes was ultimately harvested. The larger harvest is partly due to new vineyards that have been started in recent years. The area of Dutch vineyards is estimated to have grown to approximately 302 hectares. This means that an average of 42 hectoliters of wine will have been harvested per ...