Vintage years
The 2016 harvest
Season weather by region, compared with the previous ten years.
2016
season complete- Zones41
- Wines in catalogue79
In brief
The 2016 season in brief
- Kakheti: as warm as the previous ten years here; an ordinary September for rain.
- Kartli: as warm as the previous ten years here; an ordinary September for rain.
- Racha-Lechkhumi: cooler than the previous ten years here; a wetter September than the previous ten.
- Imereti: as warm as the previous ten years here; an ordinary September for rain.
- Samegrelo: as warm as the previous ten years here; an ordinary September for rain.
- Abkhazia: as warm as the previous ten years here; an ordinary September for rain.
- Adjara: as warm as the previous ten years here; an ordinary September for rain.
- Guria: as warm as the previous ten years here; an ordinary September for rain.
- Samtskhe-Javakheti: as warm as the previous ten years here; an ordinary September for rain.
Compared with each region's 2006–2015 mean. ERA5-Land and ERA5 reanalysis, Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), CC BY 4.0. Weather, not a rating of the wine.
Zone by zone
The 2016 season zone by zone
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
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
- 20 zones as usual on all three: Akhasheni, Akhmeta, Akhoebi, Gurjaani, Kakheti, Kardenakhi, Khashmi (Saperavi Khashmi), Kindzmarauli, Kotekhi, Kvareli, Magraani, Manavi, Mukuzani, Napareuli, Teliani, Tibaani, Tsarapi, Tsinandali, Vazisubani, Zegaani
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
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
wet September
a wetter September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
wet September
a wetter September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
- 2 zones as usual on all three: Atenuri, Okami
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
cooler
cooler than the previous ten years here
wet September
a wetter September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
cooler
cooler than the previous ten years here
wet September
a wetter September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
- 4 zones as usual on all three: Khvanchkara, Lechkhumi, Tvishi, Usakhelouri
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.
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
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
- 1 zone as usual on all three: Salkhino Ojaleshi
Abkhazia
Abkhaziawhole region
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
Adjara
Adjarawhole region
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
Guria
Guriawhole region
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
Samtskhe-Javakheti
Samtskhe-Javakhetiwhole region
usual warmth
as warm as the previous ten years here
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
In the catalogue
Wines of 2016 in the catalogue
79 wines of 2016 in the catalogue. Vintages are producer declarations. A year we hold for one bottling says nothing about the rest of the range.
Rkatsiteli
Schuchmann Wines
Kakheti
Saperavi Reserve
Mosmieri
Kakheti
Alaverdi Tradition
Badagoni
Kakheti
Cabernet-Saperavi
Teliani Valley
Kakheti
Appassimento Reserve
Dekanozishvili
Kakheti
Saperavi Reserve
Tsinandali Estate
Kakheti
Chkhaveri Sparkling Brut
Guramishvili's Marani
Salome
Shumi Winery
Kakheti
Kvareli Special Reserve
Koncho & Co
Kakheti
16/16
Duruji Valley
Kakheti
Rkatsiteli Qvevri
Binekhi
Kakheti
20 Year Anniversary Wine
Chelti
Kakheti
Godoli Mukuzani
Wineman
Kakheti
Mtsvane Qvevri
Gurashvili
Kakheti
Saperavi
Shilda Winery
Kakheti
Rkatsiteli
Khutsishvili Cellar
Chinuri
Armunji
Kakheti
Saperavi
Kvarlis Marani
Kakheti
Saperavi
Ivane Iantbelidze - Alale
Kakheti
Saperavi
Tsinandali 1986
Mukuzani
Vaziani Company
Kakheti
Dora Rkatsiteli
Askaneli Brothers
Kakheti
Saperavi
Zangaura
Kakheti
Rkatsiteli Premium
Tchotiashvili
Kakheti
24 of 79 shown, no more than two from each producer.
Sources
Where these series come from.
ERA5-Land and ERA5 reanalyses, Copernicus
Temperatures from ERA5-Land, a grid of about 0.1°; precipitation from ERA5, a coarser grid. A gridded model, not weather stations in the vineyards.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Processed: daily values, elevation adjustment. Licence CC BY 4.0. How the weather is computed
Elevation adjustment: Copernicus DEM GLO-90, produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.
One grid cell per region
Each region is computed at a single representative point, not as an average of its appellations. The card shows the cell's coordinates and elevation, which can differ from the vineyards'.
Season window
April 1 to October 31. A year is compared with the mean of the previous ten full seasons, provided there are at least eight of them.
About these numbers
Source: ERA5-Land reanalysis, precipitation from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service) — 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.