Australia has experienced severe weather conditions over the years with a higher risk of heatwaves and bushfires forecast for the next seven months.

As such, bad weather including heavy rainfall and drought is the reason the world’s wine-producing countries will likely see a seven per cent decrease in production (excluding juices and musts) in 2023 than last year, according to the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OVW).

It would mean it’s the worst (smallest) production since 1961 at 214 mhl — even lower than the historically small production volume of 248 mhl in 2017, according to OVW, which provides data to grape and wine producing and consuming countries.

The figure is based on data collected on 29 countries, which account for 94 per ce…