Very interesting as always. I suggest you make this a yearly thing. Konstantin’s yearly vintage report. I would actually trust it more than most of the other copy paste reports we see every year.
The Northern Italian Olive growers had the same problem with frost last year. There were no olives because the frost killed the blossoms, (hence the increased price). I spoke with a farmer in Gubbio who said he got 4 liters of olive oil. Yikes. Other northern countries had the same problem. My cousin has an olive farm in Puglia, and they had a spectacular harvest, but a bacteria is killing the olive trees in the heel of Italy. It is tragic to drive through and see all these dead trees...
thanks fot this review, really interesting to see! Worked in Croatia, Dalmatia, near Primosten we had a really low quantity due to the heat and no rain. mostly raisins on the vines... super low quantity, but the quality is one of the best we had!
As someone who works ITB selling mostly French and Italian wines, I’ve been experiencing anxiety over how wine business is going to look over the coming years. Climate change plus the overall decrease in wine sales and consumption among people under 40 are both going to have big impacts on everyone in the biz. Not to mention the tariffs on European wine we might see in January…it’s kind of a scary time to be in wine sales. Our Loire Valley producers (family-owned, small producers) have had back-to-back poor vintages and are really struggling.
Here in the Finger Lakes, NY we had an awesome growing season in 2024. I look forward to tasting the 2024 vintage of local wines in a couple years. That is a relief as in 2023 we had a May frost after an unusually warm Spring and that wiped out an uncomfortable number of grapes.
I just fermented some NY fresh Gewürz must, and it's frankly pretty tasteless. Surely NY makes some decent Gewürz? I'm planning to flavour this one with rose & lichee!
@@qwaqwa1960huh, Gewurtz is one of the greatest around here. Where did you get your juice from? Riesling, Cab Franc and Gewurtz are usually tremendous here
Thanks for this! We had a good year in The Niagara Peninsula with nice ripe fruit. For whites I made Riesling, Vidal, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay; the Chardonnay needed some additional tartaric acid. For reds I made Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon; the Merlot could be the best vintage ever! The Cabernet Sauvignon had fairly high acid but also very high PH, I think it will turn out well! Klaus
Most of the growers I’ve talked to in Willamette Valley Oregon expect this to be an exceptional vintage. Walla Walla, Washington, on the other hand, was hit with an early frost that was catastrophic for many vineyards.
Thanks for a very interesting, informative, video. Even though I am extremely ignorant when it comes to all things wine in general I always feel a little more enlightened after watching your show.
1:29 in Finland due to late April/beginning May frost and snow - mushrooms and berries in forests grown at least 1 month later. Normally in the end of July we have all types of mushrooms growing, but this year, only in late August the best mushrooms came. Also there was much fewer amount of blackberries and cranberries in forests this year. :( Not only vines suffering
Excellent video, appreciate the information! Would love to hear your thoughts on Chile, as they are making Amazing wines. Don Melchor, Clos Apalta & Purple Angel just to name a few! Cheers 🍷
The 2024 vintage here in the Northeast USA (I am 50km North of Boston) was WONDERFUL! We had heavy fruit set and drought that keep berries small and flavorful. It reminded me of 2016 but even better. 2016 had the highest scoring wines from my vineyard so far. 2023 on the other hand was as you described Germany in 2024 - Late frost, poor fruit set, and rain, rain, and more rain. I made only one vintage wine in 2023 (Brianna grape - that is almost sold out) and the 2024 Briana is the best I've had here (been growing it since 2006).
My wallet needs a break after the fantastic 2023 in California. My bank account couldn't take another fantastic vintage, so looks like I will sit our 2024. Sorry wineries.
Some port producers are saying they are excited about the 2024 vintage. One producer has said the 2024 vintage is the most exciting they've seen in 30 years. Looking forward to 2026 - hope to see many declared vintages for 2024.
Great video! Its bad news, but I'm thankful for any channel that gives me correct information, regardless if it's positive or negative. I just want to know. Thank you, Kontstatin!
Volumes being down can be detrimental too. If the prices go up to alleviate the costs that in much cases are higher due to extreme weather phenomenons you could really well scare away regular and potential consumers that can’t expend a lot of money.
It has been said that Bairrada, in Portugal, had a wonderful quality harvest in 2024. But we'll know that on the glass after a few years. Thank you for the video report Konstantin.
Still am trying to find a bottle of Baga. Any producers you’d recommend? I now live in Europe and not the US so I hope it’s easier to find. Please let me know!
I recently spoke to a NZ winemaker (so their 2024 harvest obviously is a few months back already) and he praised 2024 as the one of best ever. Does that go along with what you heared?
Thanks for the video. I was thinking the same thing that lower output could not be a terrible thing considering how many areas are ripping out vines because of lower demand. Given lower demand, it would be interesting to see a video sometime on this issue. If demand is down, why isn't the wine industry trying to change to attract more customers?
Temperatures for Ontario, Canada, had no problems with the wine. Temperatures were perfect conditions near Niagara Falls, Canada. This is where 85% of Canadian wine is produced. In Southern Ontario, certain vines from British Columbia were a little bit on the harsh side due to certain frosts during the winter. This made production a bit slow, but certain grapes did grow large. It all went out very strange season for the whole year. Die Temperaturen in Ontario, Kanada, waren für den Wein kein Problem. In der Nähe der Niagarafälle in Kanada herrschten perfekte Temperaturen. Hier werden 85 % des kanadischen Weins produziert. In Südontario waren bestimmte Weinreben aus British Columbia aufgrund des Frosts im Winter etwas zu hart. Dies verlangsamte die Produktion etwas, aber einige Trauben wuchsen trotzdem groß. Das ganze Jahr über war es eine sehr seltsame Jahreszeit.
I think folks will need to go beyond traditional wine growing regions and explore newer regions and grapes types that are more forgiving to difficult growing conditions.
Yeah it's the fluctuations and amplitudes that are changing most noticeably for those paying attention (agriculture and any sort of leisure which depends on the environment, such as snows or winds). Seasons start/end later/sooner, heat spikes affect vegetation/conditions directly or indirectly (rain when it normally would snow, etc…)… and of course the wind patterns are. Sigh.
Thanks Konstantin. I have quite a few bottles in my cellar; I'll probably skip the entire 2024 vintage (even if I do understand that there will be some good wines available).
These bad vintages and low yields will result in increasing the price per bottle to keep the turnover stable. Of course if 2025 will be a better year and the yield will be better, the prices will not come down anymore... Climate change + bad weather + lower demand = wine inflation.
@@ecmo11 Well, I live in Europe. If demand goes down for wine in the US, that is bad for wine producers but might drive prices down for European consumers. For us, getting US wine and Bourbon will become quite painful. Not to mention the general economic slowdown due to tariffs which will cause which will hurt wages.
I expect the 2024 vintage to be drunk eventually by me and my friends and family. Looking forwards to an early preview with Beaujolais Nouveau on Thursday!
I’m in one of the most appreciated (white oriented) wineries in Piemonte and this year is just terrible. A lot of outside grape acquisitions and whatnot are happening everywhere, as everybody’s trying to “fix” the vintage. Gonna be hard one.
I like less demand especially when it comes to Bordeaux. Granted the quality has been rising over many years the prices just skyrocketed. The then very expensive 2000 vintage feels cheap today.
Konstantin .. must do do video on dry semillon and/or blend of it!! Very small amounts in the USA, difficult to find. Combine Jordan winery in a video would be beneficial. Let’s go .. 🤪😜 🍷 !!
As a Californian, I'm surprised by the number of farms worldwide that don't even use irrigation. There are other options than relying on the mercy of God.
I'm really curious to see if the old world will start adopting more of the new world hybrids especially those that have more disease and frost resistance
I would suggest focusing on each region, as much as you focused on Germany. 1-3mins per country and each country should cover a few regions Could separate per continent and make 2-3 videos out of this Countries that should be included: Part 1: France Italy Part 2: Germany Austria Spain Portugal Part 3: Australia New-Zealand South-Africa Part 4: Argentina USA Chile
There was high disease pressure, but at least the grapes which are there ripened fully in Germany, so it was not the worst year in history, not even close to the vintages we had back in the 80s!
A lesser vintage is bad for the wine growers but luckily we've had plenty of good and very good years lately. Skipping a vintage won't hurt me and perhaps there are some nice sponti kabi's to be found.
Fun would be great. It looks uptight, the diametric opposite of fun. The "poor man" is of course free to do anything he wants. This was constructive criticism meant in a spirit of friendship.
It may depend on how hip you are, I agree with you but I am the first to say I know nothing about fashion and people always do things that I wouldn't. I don't tuck in my shirts which I sure some people would question.
OR you can buy from small producers, knowing that the quality Will be a bit lower but you Will support family run business Who are strugling with an awfull year. Or you can go both way, few safe bottles from big names e few risky from small producers
So ridiculously negative, lol. So Spain, Portugal, and the US West had great vintages (aside from the flooding, of course) and you’re saying it was the worst vintage ever for the world? Way to help the wine industry bud. Sounded like you had a gun pointed at you the entire video. Maybe pick up some energy and stop being so damn negative
People are starving world wide. The land you use to produce your hobby, could feed millions. Please look at yourself in the mirror. You're not noble, Just pompous and elitist.
What have you heard about the 2024 Bordeaux vintage? I keep hearing conflicted information some saying it was a miracle whereas some saying it was very wet and alcohol went to like 12% ish😮
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Very interesting as always. I suggest you make this a yearly thing. Konstantin’s yearly vintage report. I would actually trust it more than most of the other copy paste reports we see every year.
I worked on a winery in Martinborough, where we had one of the best vintages in history.
That’s great to hear.
The Northern Italian Olive growers had the same problem with frost last year. There were no olives because the frost killed the blossoms, (hence the increased price). I spoke with a farmer in Gubbio who said he got 4 liters of olive oil. Yikes. Other northern countries had the same problem. My cousin has an olive farm in Puglia, and they had a spectacular harvest, but a bacteria is killing the olive trees in the heel of Italy. It is tragic to drive through and see all these dead trees...
thanks fot this review, really interesting to see! Worked in Croatia, Dalmatia, near Primosten
we had a really low quantity due to the heat and no rain. mostly raisins on the vines... super low quantity, but the quality is one of the best we had!
As someone who works ITB selling mostly French and Italian wines, I’ve been experiencing anxiety over how wine business is going to look over the coming years. Climate change plus the overall decrease in wine sales and consumption among people under 40 are both going to have big impacts on everyone in the biz. Not to mention the tariffs on European wine we might see in January…it’s kind of a scary time to be in wine sales.
Our Loire Valley producers (family-owned, small producers) have had back-to-back poor vintages and are really struggling.
Old, wealthy people still like wine and since they have the ear of our politicians... there is hope that the tariffs won't hit the wine industry.
With the warmer weather, why can't growers just harvest sooner and have fewer underproducing years?
@@blairhoughton7918 shorten growing seasons don't allow the acid or complexity to develop
Already on them from Trump's first term. @@nathanbellott6682
@@blairhoughton7918 If only it were that easy! Good vintages take time to develop.
Here in the Finger Lakes, NY we had an awesome growing season in 2024. I look forward to tasting the 2024 vintage of local wines in a couple years. That is a relief as in 2023 we had a May frost after an unusually warm Spring and that wiped out an uncomfortable number of grapes.
Bless you for sharing some good news. Truly.
I just fermented some NY fresh Gewürz must, and it's frankly pretty tasteless. Surely NY makes some decent Gewürz? I'm planning to flavour this one with rose & lichee!
@@qwaqwa1960huh, Gewurtz is one of the greatest around here. Where did you get your juice from? Riesling, Cab Franc and Gewurtz are usually tremendous here
That's great to hear. I've been meaning to try wines from this region, especially the ones Nathan Kendall produces.
NEW YORK REPRESENT
Thanks for this! We had a good year in The Niagara Peninsula with nice ripe fruit. For whites I made Riesling, Vidal, Pinot Gris, and Chardonnay; the Chardonnay needed some additional tartaric acid. For reds I made Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon; the Merlot could be the best vintage ever! The Cabernet Sauvignon had fairly high acid but also very high PH, I think it will turn out well!
Klaus
Are you also going to make icewine this year? Or is every grape harvested already?
Mouthwatering prospect! All the best with your endeavours. 🌟👍
Most of the growers I’ve talked to in Willamette Valley Oregon expect this to be an exceptional vintage. Walla Walla, Washington, on the other hand, was hit with an early frost that was catastrophic for many vineyards.
Thanks for a very interesting, informative, video. Even though I am extremely ignorant when it comes to all things wine in general I always feel a little more enlightened after watching your show.
1:29 in Finland due to late April/beginning May frost and snow - mushrooms and berries in forests grown at least 1 month later. Normally in the end of July we have all types of mushrooms growing, but this year, only in late August the best mushrooms came. Also there was much fewer amount of blackberries and cranberries in forests this year. :(
Not only vines suffering
Excellent video, appreciate the information! Would love to hear your thoughts on Chile, as they are making Amazing wines. Don Melchor, Clos Apalta & Purple Angel just to name a few!
Cheers 🍷
The 2024 vintage here in the Northeast USA (I am 50km North of Boston) was WONDERFUL! We had heavy fruit set and drought that keep berries small and flavorful. It reminded me of 2016 but even better. 2016 had the highest scoring wines from my vineyard so far. 2023 on the other hand was as you described Germany in 2024 - Late frost, poor fruit set, and rain, rain, and more rain. I made only one vintage wine in 2023 (Brianna grape - that is almost sold out) and the 2024 Briana is the best I've had here (been growing it since 2006).
My wallet needs a break after the fantastic 2023 in California. My bank account couldn't take another fantastic vintage, so looks like I will sit our 2024. Sorry wineries.
Super interesting video! Looking forward to the 2025 harvest review!
Some port producers are saying they are excited about the 2024 vintage. One producer has said the 2024 vintage is the most exciting they've seen in 30 years. Looking forward to 2026 - hope to see many declared vintages for 2024.
I'm working toward my first (hobbyist-scale) harvest next year - hoping for a more juicy 2025! Also, you look very stylish
Great video! Its bad news, but I'm thankful for any channel that gives me correct information, regardless if it's positive or negative. I just want to know. Thank you, Kontstatin!
Volumes being down can be detrimental too. If the prices go up to alleviate the costs that in much cases are higher due to extreme weather phenomenons you could really well scare away regular and potential consumers that can’t expend a lot of money.
It has been said that Bairrada, in Portugal, had a wonderful quality harvest in 2024.
But we'll know that on the glass after a few years.
Thank you for the video report Konstantin.
Still am trying to find a bottle of Baga. Any producers you’d recommend? I now live in Europe and not the US so I hope it’s easier to find. Please let me know!
I recently spoke to a NZ winemaker (so their 2024 harvest obviously is a few months back already) and he praised 2024 as the one of best ever.
Does that go along with what you heared?
So 2024 is the vintage to drink a lot of NZ wine, good for you lovely Kiwi people😊
For both reds and whites?
Great to hear. We live on a rather large globe with a variety of growing conditions that change from year to year.
Going hard at the brunch wine to fight off the depression I'm feeling after watching this.. Rough year.
You had asked for topics, have you ever attempted to recreate the 1976 Judgement of Paris to see how the wines compare today?
Really liked this type of video
Thanks for the video. I was thinking the same thing that lower output could not be a terrible thing considering how many areas are ripping out vines because of lower demand. Given lower demand, it would be interesting to see a video sometime on this issue. If demand is down, why isn't the wine industry trying to change to attract more customers?
Temperatures for Ontario, Canada, had no problems with the wine. Temperatures were perfect conditions near Niagara Falls, Canada. This is where 85% of Canadian wine is produced. In Southern Ontario, certain vines from British Columbia were a little bit on the harsh side due to certain frosts during the winter. This made production a bit slow, but certain grapes did grow large. It all went out very strange season for the whole year.
Die Temperaturen in Ontario, Kanada, waren für den Wein kein Problem. In der Nähe der Niagarafälle in Kanada herrschten perfekte Temperaturen. Hier werden 85 % des kanadischen Weins produziert. In Südontario waren bestimmte Weinreben aus British Columbia aufgrund des Frosts im Winter etwas zu hart. Dies verlangsamte die Produktion etwas, aber einige Trauben wuchsen trotzdem groß. Das ganze Jahr über war es eine sehr seltsame Jahreszeit.
Maybee a year to buy "seconds vins" as the wineries may not issue the first wines...
Washington wine fan here - summer was insanely hot, fall was basically perfect...
Should be a good year, depending on the grapes they're growing.
Hey Konstantin, can you tell about the growing season in Baden? Thank you
Man, that's depressing. At least here in Chile we had a good 2024, and 2025 is shaping up to be excellent, barring any unfortunate weather events.
I think folks will need to go beyond traditional wine growing regions and explore newer regions and grapes types that are more forgiving to difficult growing conditions.
Yeah it's the fluctuations and amplitudes that are changing most noticeably for those paying attention (agriculture and any sort of leisure which depends on the environment, such as snows or winds). Seasons start/end later/sooner, heat spikes affect vegetation/conditions directly or indirectly (rain when it normally would snow, etc…)… and of course the wind patterns are. Sigh.
I guess everybody is drinking new worlds for 2024 vintage.
here in North Canterbury and Central Otago, great start.
Thanks Konstantin. I have quite a few bottles in my cellar; I'll probably skip the entire 2024 vintage (even if I do understand that there will be some good wines available).
These bad vintages and low yields will result in increasing the price per bottle to keep the turnover stable. Of course if 2025 will be a better year and the yield will be better, the prices will not come down anymore... Climate change + bad weather + lower demand = wine inflation.
Let's not forget the coming tariffs (here in the US, at least) adding 20-50% on top of all the things you listed. 😢
@@ecmo11 Well, I live in Europe. If demand goes down for wine in the US, that is bad for wine producers but might drive prices down for European consumers. For us, getting US wine and Bourbon will become quite painful. Not to mention the general economic slowdown due to tariffs which will cause which will hurt wages.
I expect the 2024 vintage to be drunk eventually by me and my friends and family. Looking forwards to an early preview with Beaujolais Nouveau on Thursday!
Konstantin, what could you say about the 2024 harvest for Brazilian wines?
I’m in one of the most appreciated (white oriented) wineries in Piemonte and this year is just terrible. A lot of outside grape acquisitions and whatnot are happening everywhere, as everybody’s trying to “fix” the vintage. Gonna be hard one.
I like less demand especially when it comes to Bordeaux. Granted the quality has been rising over many years the prices just skyrocketed. The then very expensive 2000 vintage feels cheap today.
Konstantin .. must do do video on dry semillon and/or blend of it!! Very small amounts in the USA, difficult to find. Combine Jordan winery in a video would be beneficial. Let’s go .. 🤪😜 🍷 !!
Hi Konstantin! How do you see the 2024 vintage in Tokaj quality, and quantity-wise?
There is also quite an amount of winemakers in Saale-Unstrut that lost 100 % of their grapes.
When are you going to review some old Chateau Grillet?
Wineries are for optimists, like all agriculture, and the successful will adapt.
As a Californian, I'm surprised by the number of farms worldwide that don't even use irrigation. There are other options than relying on the mercy of God.
So, should we avoid this year when buying wine? Thanks, I've learned a lot through your channel.
No, there will be great 2024s coming onto the market but you should be selective
@@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine danke
I'm really curious to see if the old world will start adopting more of the new world hybrids especially those that have more disease and frost resistance
About champagne, for example Giraud has gone up 20€! Crazy...
Champagne is the second most overrated appellation in the world.
I would suggest focusing on each region, as much as you focused on Germany. 1-3mins per country and each country should cover a few regions
Could separate per continent and make 2-3 videos out of this
Countries that should be included:
Part 1:
France
Italy
Part 2:
Germany
Austria
Spain
Portugal
Part 3:
Australia
New-Zealand
South-Africa
Part 4:
Argentina
USA
Chile
Willamette Valley may have had the best vintage in the last decade. We can't wait to share these gorgeous wines with the world in a few years.
Looking super smart 👌
I wanted the shirt even before he mentioned this was a shirt commercial. But will it look as good in the wine cave as at does on TH-cam?
@@blairhoughton7918 Glad you love the look - and trust us, you will be the fanciest person in your wine cave in a Tailor Store shirt!
I'll mainly need to think about it in 6/10 years
Servus Konstantin! Ich spare Geld zurzeit, um eine Flasche Yellowtail eventuel zu kaufen. Daumen drucken!
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...bro...Burgundy is on a great run...they love the temperature increases...just sayn
There was high disease pressure, but at least the grapes which are there ripened fully in Germany, so it was not the worst year in history, not even close to the vintages we had back in the 80s!
Even in this informative videos, you should be having a nice glass of wine!
time to review Argentina!
Why is Konstantin dressed as a hipster magician?
Because I am a hipster magician …
Asking the question equates to answering the question.
It’s actually body paint and he’s nude. Ignore the wrinkles, city miles with age.
Cause he is.
To sell shirts.
I beg to differ. Little batches don’t mean bad wine. It means more expensive wine
If 2019 vintages are ok, 2024 is going to be worse. Let's hope it gets better.
A lesser vintage is bad for the wine growers but luckily we've had plenty of good and very good years lately.
Skipping a vintage won't hurt me and perhaps there are some nice sponti kabi's to be found.
The palate will tell the tale.
nice shirt
Well, lets drink Australia/NZ and South America and South Africa this year :)
In Brazil we got heat wave after heat wave, so I believe anyone who says this is the hottest year ever.
Argentina, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Chile don't exist?
They had their harvest 8 months ago and I focused on the Northern Hemisphere for this
02:20: The Ahrtal?
I like to watch you drink wine
Start collecting English and Swedish wines. Got it.
This is all very well, but you should never do up the top button of your shirt unless you're wearing a tie. It looks distractingly wrong.
I think it looks kinda fun. Let the poor man do what he wants 😘
Fun would be great. It looks uptight, the diametric opposite of fun. The "poor man" is of course free to do anything he wants. This was constructive criticism meant in a spirit of friendship.
Haha I almost commented as well. I agree with you.
It may depend on how hip you are, I agree with you but I am the first to say I know nothing about fashion and people always do things that I wouldn't. I don't tuck in my shirts which I sure some people would question.
It's been de mode for about 25 years...
2007 will take some beating
not for portugal
I have no idea what the hell happened in rest of the world. Georgia had one of the best in recent years😅
This. The slobbernet harvest is fantastic and will age well into 2025.
@ excuse me?
OR you can buy from small producers, knowing that the quality Will be a bit lower but you Will support family run business Who are strugling with an awfull year. Or you can go both way, few safe bottles from big names e few risky from small producers
Or buy from small but quality focused producers. That is what I meant.
The only reason Germany is mentioned is because Konstantin is German. German wines are average at best, nothing exciting
So ridiculously negative, lol. So Spain, Portugal, and the US West had great vintages (aside from the flooding, of course) and you’re saying it was the worst vintage ever for the world? Way to help the wine industry bud. Sounded like you had a gun pointed at you the entire video. Maybe pick up some energy and stop being so damn negative
People are starving world wide. The land you use to produce your hobby, could feed millions. Please look at yourself in the mirror. You're not noble, Just pompous and elitist.
YES! Everyone would be fed everywhere forever if it wasn't for all these darn vineyards. It's really just that simple! 🤡
There's plenty of food. Complain about how it's managed.
Expect hot temperatures in 2025 as Solar maximum will continue on until 2030.
New Grand Solar Minimum and Little Ice Age will begin By 2030-2040.
Canadian Cabernet futures on lock.
What have you heard about the 2024 Bordeaux vintage? I keep hearing conflicted information some saying it was a miracle whereas some saying it was very wet and alcohol went to like 12% ish😮
I talked about it in the video.
Oh yeah...🥶"Global Warming"❄️...
People serve wine too cold as it is.
You are a clueless moron since you are talking about weather and not even knowing the difference.
Low iq comment