The Douro region forecasts a 25% to 30% increase in wine production by 2025, but the harvest will depend on the weather conditions up until the grape harvest, such as intense heat that could cause water stress in the vines. The production forecast for the 2026 harvest of the Douro Demarcated Region was presented today by the Association for the Development of Duriense Viticulture (ADVID), headquartered in Vila Real. The managing director of ADVID, Luís Marcos, said that the outlook for the harvest this year is "a bit uncertain" and explained that the forecasts are based on the method of pollen collected during the flowering phase of the vine in the three sub-regions of the Douro – Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, and Douro Superior – and therefore do not take into account post-flowering factors that impact production. Therefore, ADVID also conducted, on Monday, an interim assessment with its members to "understand the impact of what happens after flowering." "Taking into account that the ...