Vintage Charts

Wine vintages vary from region to region and reflect the personality of a season. Was it cold, harsh, hot, rainy, dry... when were the grapes (in general) harvested? There are so many other factors including the regions / appellations, micro climates and varying harvest times during a can be different form vineyard to vineyard do not assume these charts to be a tell-all as fact for any one defined wine region. Sometimes your best bargain can be a sleeper from a generally known "poor" vintage. Bacchus sometimes puts wine geeks to the test. Maybe one producer will declare a great vintage where all others cannot.