Harvest Report 2017 Despite the extremely cold winter, the dry summer and the hail, most of our wine regions had an excellent harvest this year. Regarding the quantity and the quality, vintage is exceptional mainly due to the weather conditions. The precipitation during the summer was less than the average but arrived just in time and was perfect for the grapes. Well-riped, healthy grapes were harvested with a favorable level of acidity. The quality of the early maturing grape varieties was impressive, though we harvested less Irsai Olivér than expected. Due to the heavy precipitation in the middle of September, some varieties had to be harvested before full ripening. Although final results are not available yet, we expect a promising year in 2017. It is estimated that in Hungary 5-6% more grapes were harvested than last year. According to our preliminary data, we had 4,1 million q of grapes, of which 2,9-3,1 million hectoliters of wine could be produced.