More than half of last year’s harvest came from Castilla-La Mancha, the region that houses La Mancha among other denominations of wine. Photograph: Alamy
Spain's Wine Surplus Overflows Across Globe Following Year Of Unusual Weather -- The Guardian
Spanish wine industry tops world rankings as production surges 41% to beat French and Italian competitors
A soggy spring and sunny summer made Spain the world's top wine producer in 2013, according to figures from the country's agriculture ministry.
Official ranking from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine will not be released until May, but the Spanish ministry said that wine production surged 41% last year, with vineyards producing 50m hectolitres – enough to fill 6.7bn bottles of wine.
Spain beat competitors France and Italy, who reported harvest of 42m and 47m hectolitres respectively. Ángel Ortega, who represents wine-growers from La Mancha denomination, attributed the bumper year to unusual weather conditions: "It's not often that you see all the right climate conditions come together like that."
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