The 1997 harvest

The season zone by zone: the region as a whole first, then its appellations. Each is compared with its own mean over the previous ten years.

Only the unusual is coloured: warmth and September rain are compared with each zone's mean over the previous ten years; a frost means a minimum of −2 °C or lower after 10 April. An uncoloured indicator means “as usual”, a dashed one means no data. Tap an indicator for the full sentence; the figures by region are in the table on the vintage years page.

Kakheti

The region is computed at a single representative point, not as an average of its appellations — so its indicators can differ from those of the appellations below.

Kakhetiwhole region
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Akhasheni
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Akhmeta
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Akhoebi
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Gurjaani
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Kakheti
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Kardenakhi
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Khashmi (Saperavi Khashmi)
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Kindzmarauli
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Kotekhi
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Kvareli
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Magraani
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Manavi
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Mukuzani
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Napareuli
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Teliani
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Tibaani
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Tsarapi
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Tsinandali
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Vazisubani
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Zegaani
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk

Kartli

The region is computed at a single representative point, not as an average of its appellations — so its indicators can differ from those of the appellations below.

Kartliwhole region
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Asuretuli Shala
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Atenuri
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Bolnisi
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Okami
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk

Racha-Lechkhumi

The region is computed at a single representative point, not as an average of its appellations — so its indicators can differ from those of the appellations below.

Racha-Lechkhumiwhole region
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Khvanchkara
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Lechkhumi
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Racha
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Tvishi
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Usakhelouri
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk

Imereti

The region is computed at a single representative point, not as an average of its appellations — so its indicators can differ from those of the appellations below.

Imeretiwhole region
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Obcha
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Sviri
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk

Samegrelo

The region is computed at a single representative point, not as an average of its appellations — so its indicators can differ from those of the appellations below.

Samegrelowhole region
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk
Salkhino Ojaleshi
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk

Abkhazia

Abkhaziawhole region
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk

Adjara

Adjarawhole region
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk

Guria

Guriawhole region
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk

Samtskhe-Javakheti

Samtskhe-Javakhetiwhole region
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
no data
too few earlier years in the record to say what was usual
spring frost
a spring frost down to −2 °C or lower after 10 April, when young shoots are at risk

Source: ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service) via the Open-Meteo archive — a gridded model, not weather stations in the vineyards. Years are compared with the mean of the previous ten, not with the 1991–2020 climate normal: the climate has shifted, and against that normal 14 of the last 20 years would read as warmer than usual — true about warming, but not about the year. This is not a rating of wine and not a drinking window: the weather explains what the season was like; what ended up in the bottle depends on picking and on the winery's work.