This year is set to be unusually good for wine in Portugal. Not only is there more wine produced, but the grapes are of a high quality as well. This is interesting because Portugal has been officially in a state of drought since early 2022, and this summer is said to have been unusually warm and dry.
But drought, excessive heat and a scorching sun isn't compatible with bumper crops of high quality grapes, so we can only conclude that this summer must have been relatively temperate. We can also conclude that the year as a whole has had sufficient rain to support the vineyards.
It appears then that something is amiss with the official narrative. Portugal is not in fact experiencing widespread drought, and this summer has not been excessively warm. Most likely, this summer has been unusual only in that it has had stable temperatures in the high twenties C, which would be ideal for winegrowers.
This squares up with my personal impression of the weather in Porto over the past year. It has been wet during winter, and the summer has been pleasant with few excessively hot days.
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By Sanjay Acharya - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
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