Vintage Charts

Wine vintages can vary greatly from region to region. Every wine vintage reflects the personality of a season - there are no two that are identical. 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 vary different from vineyard to vineyard so do not assume these charts to be a tell-all and absolute 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 wine producer can declare a great vintage where all others cannot. Vintage charts can, however, act as a guide when you wish to mitigate your risk in choosing a wine - it can sometimes lead to finding that unknown, reasonably priced wine gem.