Very warm summer leads to record harvest for winegrowers in the Netherlands

Published 2023년 3월 20일

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Dutch wine producers have harvested a record 9,800 hectoliters of grapes for 2022, surpassing the 2018 record due to warm summer weather and ample sunshine, despite potential losses from late summer rain. The quality of the grapes is reportedly excellent, with most being used for white wines, and a quarter for rosé and red wines. There are around 165 commercial vineyards in the Netherlands, covering 275 hectares, primarily in Gelderland and Limburg.

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Dutch winegrowers harvested a record amount of grapes in 2022. That writes the Association of Dutch Wine Producers (VNWP) on Monday. The record harvest is related to the warm weather of last summer. The record amount is surprising, because the VNWP previously predicted that the previous record from 2018 would not be broken. This is because of the rain showers in late summer, which caused the harvest of some farmers to be lost. The warm summer weather and the large number of hours of sunshine more than compensated for that loss. As a result, the harvest amounted to 9,800 hectoliters of wine, 300 hectoliters more than in 2018. Furthermore, according to the association, the grapes are of "top quality" due to the warm weather. Most of these grapes are intended for white wines. The relatively cool Dutch climate is more suitable for this. About a quarter ...

Source: Nu