Vintage years
The 2018 harvest
Season weather by region, compared with the previous ten years.
2018
season complete- Zones41
- Wines in catalogue143
In brief
The 2018 season in brief
- Kakheti: warmer than the previous ten years here; a drier September than the previous ten.
- Kartli: warmer than the previous ten years here; a drier September than the previous ten.
- Racha-Lechkhumi: warmer than the previous ten years here; a drier September than the previous ten.
- Imereti: warmer than the previous ten years here; an ordinary September for rain.
- Samegrelo: warmer than the previous ten years here; an ordinary September for rain.
- Abkhazia: warmer than the previous ten years here; an ordinary September for rain.
- Adjara: warmer than the previous ten years here; an ordinary September for rain.
- Guria: warmer than the previous ten years here; an ordinary September for rain.
- Samtskhe-Javakheti: warmer than the previous ten years here; an ordinary September for rain.
Compared with each region's 2008–2017 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 2018 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
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
heat
unusually many days above 35 °C: in such heat ripening stalls and berries burn
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
heat
unusually many days above 35 °C: in such heat ripening stalls and berries burn
dry September
a drier 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
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
heat
unusually many days above 35 °C: in such heat ripening stalls and berries burn
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
dry September
a drier 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
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
heat
unusually many days above 35 °C: in such heat ripening stalls and berries burn
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
heat
unusually many days above 35 °C: in such heat ripening stalls and berries burn
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
heat
unusually many days above 35 °C: in such heat ripening stalls and berries burn
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
heat
unusually many days above 35 °C: in such heat ripening stalls and berries burn
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
heat
unusually many days above 35 °C: in such heat ripening stalls and berries burn
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
heat
unusually many days above 35 °C: in such heat ripening stalls and berries burn
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
heat
unusually many days above 35 °C: in such heat ripening stalls and berries burn
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
heat
unusually many days above 35 °C: in such heat ripening stalls and berries burn
dry September
a drier 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
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
heat
unusually many days above 35 °C: in such heat ripening stalls and berries burn
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
- 1 zone as usual on all three: Tibaani
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
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
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
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
dry September
a drier September than the previous ten
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
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
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
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
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
warmer
warmer than the previous ten years here
usual September
an ordinary September for rain
no frost
no spring frost down to −2 °C after 10 April
Abkhazia
Abkhaziawhole region
warmer
warmer than 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
warmer
warmer than 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
warmer
warmer than 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
warmer
warmer than 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 2018 in the catalogue
143 wines of 2018 in the catalogue. Vintages are producer declarations. A year we hold for one bottling says nothing about the rest of the range.
Saperavi Premium
Avandi
Kakheti
Us (Chven) Saperavi
Giorgi Solomnishvili Winery
Kakheti
Rkatsiteli
M.D. Winery
Kakheti
Rkatsiteli
Chateau Svanidze
Kakheti
Mukuzani Premium
Askaneli Brothers
Kakheti
Rkatsiteli Mtsvane
Nikifore
Kakheti
Goruli Mtsvane
Georgian Wine House
Kartli
Tsinandali
Seroba
Kakheti
Saperavi from Old Vine
Corporation Kindzmarauli
Kakheti
Kardanakhi
Kardanakhi 1888
Kakheti
Khashmi Saperavi Qvevri
Chigogidze Wines
Kakheti
Saperavi Qvevri
Georgian Wine Reserves
Kakheti
Aleksandrouli
Mildiani Family Winery
Racha-Lechkhumi
Tsinandali
Cooperative Ruispiri
Kakheti
Kakhuri
Lionidzis Zvari
Kakheti
Saperavi
Tanini
Kakheti
Rkatsiteli
Kvarlis Marani
Kakheti
Chitistvala
Tchotiashvili
Kakheti
Otskhanuri Sapere Qvevri
Binekhi
Imereti
Saperavi Reserve
Tsinandali Estate
Kakheti
Saperavi
Kvareli Winery
Kakheti
Saguramo
Guramishvili's Marani
Saperavi
Archil's Wine
Kakheti
Kisi Qvevri
Marani Tsereteli
Kakheti
24 of 143 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.