During the press conference held at the headquarters of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), OIV Director General Jean-Marie Aurand presented the initial data on global wine production in 2017.
Production levels in 2017 were historically low, especially in Western Europe, as a result of unfavorable weather conditions. Global wine production is estimated at 246.7 million hL, a decrease of 8.2% compared to 2016.
Some key points to note are as follows:
- Very low production in Europe: in Italy (39.3 million hL), France (36.7 million hL), and Spain (33.5 million hL), production levels are at historic lows. Germany (8.1 million hL) also recorded low production levels. Portugal (6.6 million hL), Romania (5.3 million hL), Hungary (2.9 million hL), and Austria (2.4 million hL) are the only countries that recorded an increase compared to 2016.
- Production remains high in the United States (23.3 million hL).
- South Africa (10.8 million hL) maintains a stable production level.
- In South America, production is on the rise compared to the low levels of 2016, primarily in Argentina (11.8 million hL) and Brazil (3.4 million hL). In Chile (9.5 million hL), wine production continues to remain at a low level.
- Australian production (13.9 million hL) is on the rise, and New Zealand production (2.9 million hL), although it has declined slightly, remains at a very high level.
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