31/10/2017
The meteorological change affects wine production
According to the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), this year the level of world wine production is historically low due to unfavourable climate conditions.
The the Director General of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), Jean-Marie Aurand, presented on October 24 initial information about world wine production in 2017. This year, production has been the most low since the sixties. In volume, a fall of 8% is recorded in 2017, up to 246,700,000 hectoliters.
This drop is consecutive to climate hazards, which affected the main producing countries, particularly in Europe. Several extreme weather phenomena, from frosts, drought or even torrential rains, gsignificantly impacted 2017 wine production.
Indeed, the forecasts of the three main producing countries saw a decrease compared with 2016 production. Italy confirmed its place as the leading world producer for the third year running in 2017
(39.3 mhl, -23%/2016), followed by France (36.7 mhl, -19%/2016) and Spain (33.5 mhl, -
15%/2016).
Indeed, the forecasts of the three main producing countries show a clear decline with respect to the levels of production of 2016. Italy confirms for the third consecutive year its position as the world's largest producer (39.3 Mill HL, -23% compared to 2016 ), followed by France (36.7 Mill. HL, -19% compared to 2016) and Spain (33.5 Mill. hL, -15% compared to 2016).
These data show that measures are needed to reduce climate change, at the same time, to implement new techniques and strategies to reduce the carbon footprint generated by the wine industry. Therefore, the reWINE project, which promotes a bottle reusing system, help to achieve this objective.