WINE CLIMATES

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