Learn more about chilean premium wines in www.cortahojas.com. / After a year 2017 to forget, the world production of wine increases dramatically in 2018. The year has been more lenient for the harvests of most of the major producing countries, according to estimates of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV).

With 282 million hectoliters (M / hl) expected, the wine production of 2018, rising by 31 M / hl, will be even one of the highest since 2000 “, according to information from the OIV.

Data from the New Continent
In Latin America, Chile registered a growth of + 36%, with a production of 12.9 M / hl, surpassing the rest of the producing countries. It is followed by Argentina with + 23%, a country that also experiences an increase in its production with 14.5 M / hl

Brazil on the other hand, in Brazil, registers a setback in its production of -17%) but remains at high levels for the country (3 M / hl).

As for the United States, although it maintains its position of fourth world producer, it experienced a fall of 2% compared to 2017, with 23.9 M / hl vinified.

And what happens in the Old Continent
In the European Union, the vintage will be 19% higher than the levels of the previous year, reaching the figure of 168.4 M / hl (+27.2 M / hl).

In Italy (48.5 M / hl), France (46.4 M / hl) and Spain (40.9 M / hl) recorded very high production levels, in line with the last good vintages in terms of volume.
In 2017, these three countries, the largest wine producers in the world, were the most affected by the disastrous weather conditions: after the spring frosts that damaged the vineyards came a summer that gave small grapes with less juice. For France it was its worst year since 1945.

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