WINE CLIMATES
Updated: Feb 5, 2021

30 -50 Degrees Latitude North and South
WINE CLIMATES
Continental
Mediterranean
Maritime
CONTINENTAL
Hot Summers / Cold Winters
Wide Diurnal Temperature Variations
Continental size land mass
Found away from large bodies of water
Common in Northern Hemisphere
Moderate Precipitation (some snow)
Short Growing Season
Frost / Hail Hazards beginning and end of season
France - Alsace, Burgandy, Northern Rhone, Upper Loire
Spain - Rioja
Italy - Piedmont
US - Columbia Valley, WA Finger Lakes, NY
Argentina - Mendoza
MEDITERRANEAN
Less seasonal temperature variations
Long hot growing season
Near large bodies of water
Good diurnal temperature variations
Risk of water shortage - irrigation common
Mediterranean Basin
Italy, Southern France, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Croatia, Algeria, Western and Southern Australia, Chile, California Coastal Areas
MARITIME
Cooler environment, seasons but less drastic a variation than continental
Long growing season, but cooler and rainier than Mediterranean
Close to a large body of water
Risk of rain promoting rot and mold and increasing water by volume in grapes
West France, Northwestern Spain, Eastern US, Puget Sound, WA, Willamette Valley, OR, New Zealand, Victoria, New South Wales, Tazmania
FUN FACTS:
Continental and Maritime climates prone to vintage variation
Champagne, France is both Continental and Maritime