Indonesia — wine

Bali Wine Region

The world's most unlikely wine destination, Bali produces wine at sea level in a tropical island environment just 8° from the equator. Hatten Wines, established in 1994, pioneered 'new latitude' viticulture using a unique two-harvest-per-year system by manipulating vine growth cycles — harvesting in February and September to avoid the monsoon's worst humidity. The volcanic loam soils of northern Bali near Singaraja support Belgia and Muscat grapes, producing wines consumed primarily by Bali's millions of tourists.

Year Rating Notes
2023 Consistent quality; Bali wine tourism increasing with new vineyard restaurants.
2022 Full tourism recovery; Hatten expanded distribution to Lombok and Java.
2021 Gradual recovery; domestic Indonesian market for Bali wine developing.
2020 COVID devastated Bali tourism; Hatten reduced production dramatically.
2019 Reliable vintage; Bali receiving 6.3 million tourists — all potential wine customers.
2018 Strong year; Bali wine tourism boom drove major expansion at Hatten Wines.
2017 Standard Bali double-harvest year; Hatten maintaining consistent tropical wine quality.