The D.O. Ribera del Duero closes its second-largest harvest in history with 129 million grapes.

The Designation of Origin (DO) Ribera del Duero has declared its 2025 grape harvest closed after collecting 129,555,457 kilos of grapes, a figure that makes it the second largest harvest in its history. This campaign, which represents an increase of more than 35% compared to 2024 when almost 95.5 million kilos were reached, has only been surpassed by that of 2016, with 133 million, reported the Regulatory Council of the DO Ribera del Duero in a press release. It has highlighted that this season will be remembered for its "abundance, quality, and resilience," with more than 98% of the grapes harvested from the red varieties and, in general, presents excellent quality and health despite the climatological challenges that have been recorded throughout the cycle. The beginning of the cycle was conditioned by the presence of mildew and various weather accidents, such as hail that affected various areas protected by the quality stamp. Despite this, the grapes achieved a slow, complete, ...