Winegrowing is very sensitive to weather conditions. Both quality and yield are affected by the timing and amounts of rainfall, heat and sunlight that the vines receive over the course of a growing season.

There is a very large amount of data potentially available to those interested in better understanding how the 2017 vintage of English wine was affected by the weather. This downloadable document 2017 Vintage Weather Report (PDF) presents maps and charts in a standard format which aims to be both comprehensible and informative.