Mediterranean climate is an area with dry summers where most of the rainfall occurs during the winter. This is the best kind of climate for making wine. It is found in California, Chile, South Africa, much of Australia, and the areas of Europe close to the Mediterranean.
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Climate and Weather are important because they both impact the way grapes are grown and harvested, which in turn impacts how the wines turns out. You’re probably thinking they’re the same thing, right? Well, they’re not.
Climate can be defined as the type of weather a given area can expect during a given year. For example, […]
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A growing area with Continental Climate is an area that sits far from any body of water, in the middle of a continent. This area will expect to have extreme temperatures, with very warm summers and very cold summers.
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A Maritime climate is one where the growing region is close to a large body of water like an ocean or a lake. The water helps regulate the temperature throughout the year, giving warm summers and mild winters. As you can imagine, this has a large effect on the way grapes grow and are harvested.
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