In the southern hemisphere, where grapes were picked more than six months ago, there is also a shortage of volume. Crop levels were down 22 per cent for the biggest southern hemisphere producer, Argentina, thanks to frost, and rain at flowering time. Chile, which has been planting vineyards faster than any other country on earth, saw the results of this in an increase in wine production in 2012, but not by enough to compensate for Argentina’s shortfall. And an exceptionally hot, very dry summer caused many berries to shrivel and may result in wines that will be difficult to marry with the nation’s aim of making increasingly subtle, appetising wines (a phenomenon that is currently observable in just about every wine-producing country).
今年,南半球产量也有所降低(由于地理位置的关系,这里的采收时间比北半球早半年)。以南半球最高产的阿根廷为例,由于霜冻以及开花期间降雨的关系,该国损失了22%的产量。作为世界上种植面积增长速度最快的智利,凭借着种植面积的增长实现了产量的提高,但其提高量也并不足以弥补阿根廷的降低量。不仅如此,由于智利在2012年份中的夏季过于炎热和干燥,多数葡萄果实萎缩严重,从而导致葡萄酒的品质与该国目前追求精美可口风格佳酿的酿酒理念格格不入(目前,世界上每个产酒区都在追求精美可口的风格,这已经成为了一个值得注意和研究的现象)。
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