Overview
- Co-op forecasts from ACOVI and field-based measurements from Fecovita both indicate about a 17% year-on-year drop in the 2026 harvest, with Malbec volumes falling roughly 30%.
- Fecovita’s SVE forecast, built from 179 parcels measured after fruit set and at veraison, contrasts with the INV’s earlier projection for Mendoza that pointed to a milder decline of about 9%.
- Regional outlooks diverge for Valle de Uco: Fecovita estimates around a 47% overall fall and a 60% drop in Malbec, while ACOVI projects roughly a 47% production increase and a 60% rise in Malbec.
- Only about 503 wineries are actively elaborating this season versus 680 at the same point in 2025, as industry figures cite weak consumption, large stocks and restricted financing.
- Mendoza’s minister Rodolfo Vargas Arizu urges producers to defend grape values and flags new Banco Nación credit lines of up to US$700,000 at 24–26% plus diversification to mosto or export to reduce stocks; week 13 harvest tallies total 5.3 million quintals, including 3.5 million from Mendoza.