Night frost and rain put pressure on 2024 grape harvest

In total, more than 750,000 bottles of wine were produced from the grapes of the 2024 harvest. That is good for about 5,684 hectoliters of wine. According to the Association of Dutch Wine Producers (VNWP), that is about 1 million bottles less than in the record year 2023. According to VNWP, the low grape yield of 2024 is the result of a challenging season with, among other things, night frost in the spring. The expectation was that the harvest would be lower, but the consequences turned out to be greater than expected. Night frost mid-April Wine growers in the east and south of the Netherlands in particular had to deal with severe night frost in mid-April last year. It was difficult for these entrepreneurs to protect their plants, because it was a fairly exceptional form of frost. As a result, there was considerable damage in some vineyards. In addition, grape growers were affected by a wet and cold period in May and June. Due to flowering failure, the vines were not ...