Nyetimber is expecting 2026 to be another vintage year – following 2025 – suggesting that its grapes will be of ‘distinctive quality’ despite some challanges along the way.
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Wine GB has said that it is “optimistic” about the size and quality of the UK harvest, in response to speculation about this year’s crop.
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The 2026 harvest has begun in Sicily with the picking of the earliest white grape varieties in the west of the island.
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Juvé & Camps has today begun its 2026 harvest at its Espiells estate – the first since it joined the Corpinnat association earlier this year.
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The South African harvest has yielded a crop of 1.37 million tonnes following what has been described as a ‘pendulum’ growing season for the country’s wine producers.
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To “celebrate the start of the growing season”, Wine GB has published its 2025 Harvest Report, showing that last year was “exceptional” for the British Isles.
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Jason Millar reports on a vintage that’s compelling in terms of both quality and pricing.
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UK wine trade association Wine GB has rounded off the year by announcing that the 2025 harvest was a “vintage of outstanding quality”, according to its voluntary annual survey of the sector.
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The Ribera del Duero DO has unveiled its results for the 2025 harvest. Although challenging weather and mildew marked the growing season, the resulting crop was the second most abundant in the past 10 years.
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InterLoire, an interprofessional association for the Loire Valley, has released its 2025 harvest report.
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Wine Australia has unveiled its Production, Sales and Inventory Report 2025 which detailed a worsening imbalance between supply and demand over the past year.
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The German wine association Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP) – which represents around 200 of the nation’s top producers – has announced the completion of this year’s harvest.
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After a growing season defined by extreme heat, historic Port house Taylor's is reporting that the unique conditions have afforded this year’s wines with a unique flavour profile.
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According to trade body The German Wine Institute (DWI) this year’s harvest in Germany is predicted to total at 7.3m hls. This figure would make it the smallest grape harvest in the country since 2010 (7.1m hls).
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Winemakers in California have begun their harvest following a long, consistent growing season. Grapes were able to mature gradually in 2025 following a mild summer which was preceded by a cool spring.
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There has been constant consternation in recent years over the apparent resistance of the younger generation to alcohol, particularly wine. I’ve banged on about this before – Gen Z are no great loss given they’re strapped for cash, promiscuous in their tastes, and unlikely to properly get into wine until their 30s (a view backed up by the latest IWSR study, which found that the main reason for such abstinence is economic rather than social).
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This year’s Austrian harvest is anticipated to see an increase compared to 2024’s small grape gathering. Austrian Wine expects a harvest of 2.5m hls which is a strong uplift compared to 2024’s 1.87m hl take.
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Italy’s wine sector is expected to produce 47.4m hls of wine this year. The figure, compiled by Assoenologi, ISMEA and the Unione Italiana Vini (UIV), represents an +8% rise compared to 2024’s harvest.
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The latest harvest report from Santorini’s Domain Sigalas details another very tough year on the Greek island. The 2025 take represents the third consecutive year of reduced production with only 450 tonnes produced – the lowest ever yield. The past decade’s average stood at between 2,500 and 3,000 tonnes per year.
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The 2025 Pinot Grigio harvest has begun in Italy's largest DOC, Delle Venezie, and is being hailed as promising for quality, with increased yields.
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