It's not unusual for a winery to lose a portion of their crop; usually, they can expect a loss of 10-20% each year. But after wildly fluctuating temperatures this spring, Philippe Coquard of Wollersheim Winery says they have lost much more. Coquard says, no wine sales will be affected this year, as the harvest is done one year ahead of time. But next year there won’t be any of their estate wines available.

“The rain and snow events we had in April made our early budding grapes waterlogged and frozen,” explains Coquard. “We lost about eighty to ninety percent of our red grape crops because of this.”

While this is a major setback, he says it will not affect the prices of their wine moving forward as he wants consumers to remain happy. This loss will not affect the 2023 supply, however it will affect the 2024 yield and product availability. While Coquard purchases grapes from New York and Washington, the wines made from the grapes grown on his estate, will not be able to be replaced for a few years.

It's not unusual for a winery to lose a portion of their crop; usually, they can expect a loss of 10-20% each year. But after wildly fluctuating temperatures this spring, Philippe Coquard of Wollersheim Winery says they have lost much more. Coquard says, no wine sales will be affected this year, as the harvest is done one year ahead of time. But next year there won’t be any of their estate wines available.
“The rain and snow events we had in April made our early budding grapes waterlogged and frozen,” explains Coquard. “We lost about eighty to ninety percent of our red grape crops because of this.”
While this is a major setback, he says it will not affect the prices of their wine moving forward as he wants consumers to remain happy. This loss will not affect the 2023 supply, however it will affect the 2024 yield and product availability. While Coquard purchases grapes from New York and Washington, the wines made from the grapes grown on his estate, will not be able to be replaced for a few years.

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