250 million hectolitres, which is below the long term average and close to the long term minimum from 2017 (Table 1 and Figure 1). The year 2021 saw two extremes in the north and in the south. With 59 million hectolitres the southern hemisphere recorded its highest wine production ever, an increase of 19% compared to the small 2020 harvest. Wine volumes in Chile, Australia and Argentina increased strongly by between 30% and 16%, while South Africa was at average levels. In 2021 the southern hemisphere represented 23% of world wine production.