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OIV: WORLD WINE PRODUCTION 2021 CLOSE TO HISTORIC LOW

By Siulan Law Mathews DipWSET

5-11-2021



Source: OIV

According to the International Organisation for Vine & Wine (OIV), world wine production in 2021 will likely fall to 25bn litres, which is very close to the historic low witnessed in 2017, representing a 4 percent drop compared to last year’s production.

Productions from major producing countries in Europe - France, Spain and Italy - suffered severe loss of about 2.2bn litres due to weather conditions including frost, hailstorms and mildew, the OIV said in its latest world production estimates.

OIV director-general Paul Roca said in a virtual press conference that France will see its smallest wine harvest for decades and is likely to fall behind Spain to become the world’s third biggest producing country in 2021.

OIV said France’s 2021 harvest is expected to hit 3.42bn litres, down 27 percent on 2020, while Spain is on course to produce 3.5bn litres, down 14 percent. Italy, which will remain the the world’s biggest producing country, is likely to see a production of 4.45bn litres, down 9 percent on 2020.

Outside of Europe, data on harvest in China is still not available. However, OIV predicted that China’s wine production is likely to continue the contraction that started in 2016 for structural reasons.

Contrary to productions in northern hemisphere, many southern hemisphere countries saw bigger vintages in 2021.

Australia and Chile both increased wine production by around 30 percent compared to 2020, to 1.42bn litres and 1.34bn litres respectively. USA wine production will likely increase by 6 percent, to 2.41bn litres despite being hit by drought and fire in certain areas.

On a global scale, though, OIV said 2021 is the third year in a row that world wine production is below average. Roca said these figures are preliminary, they highlighted the severe impact of adverse climatic conditions on the 2021 vintage some producing countries.

He also said wine lovers should not assume there will be a wine shortage. “Though the OIV expects global wine consumption to rise, we cannot say there will be a shortage, because there is inventory,” said Roca.

Roca also tried to strike an optimistic note on the destabilising effects of climate conditions by stressing the works being done within the OIV and elsewhere to help winemakers adapt. “We have a lot of tools,” he said.

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