Roussillon has commenced the French grape harvest in early August.

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The French Ministry of Agriculture forecasts the 2023 harvest yields to be between 44 to 47m hectoliters. 

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Portugal's wine grape harvest is predicted to be 8% greater than last year.

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The Comité Champagne in Epernay has confirmed the harvest volume for 2023. Despite high quality and high demand, the yields have been decreased.

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In an open letter to the Ministry of Agriculture and the IVDP, a group of 26 producers, winemakers, and journalists have called for urgent reforms to the wine industry in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Douro Valley.

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South Africa experienced a cool harvest season that resulted in low volumes for the 2023 vintage.

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A common theme in this month’s Ciatti Global Market Report is the noticeable slowdown in European demand for bulk wine with a slowdown in turnover on the retail shelf. A longer term slide in key markets cannot be ruled out.  

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In 2022, 8.94m hl of wine and must were produced in Germany. Wine and must production of 491,800 hectoliters was 6% higher than the previous year (Federal Statistical Office/Destatis).

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South of the equator, the 2023 harvest is under way 

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