REPORTS of Europe’s 2022 vintage, the harvest for which usually occurs between the end of August to October, have been dominated by extreme climate events: spring frosts, then excessive heat almost throughout the growing season from May to September. Despite this, at the international level, volumes are largely stable.
The OIV (the International Organisation of Vine and Wine - a scientific and technical inter-governmental body working with vine-based products, including wine, table grapes, raisins, vinegar) estimated that global wine production for 2022 is around 260 million hectolitres (mhl). This makes it in line with the previous few years, all of which have been 3-4% below the 20-year average.
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