Vintage Weather

Napa Valley

Temperature
Cold → Hot
Year Temperature Events Read
2025 Cool Harvest rain A cool summer gave slow ripening and fresh, moderate-alcohol wines.
2024 Hot Heat spike Wet winter soils carried the vines through 38 to 40 days above 100 degrees.
2023 Cool Mildew / rot, Frost A cold wet winter and cool season pushed harvest toward November with high acidity.
2022 Hot Heat spike, Harvest rain A record September heat wave, then rain, split 2022 into two harvests.
2021 Average Drought, Heat spike, Low yield A dry drought year with very low yields and one of the earliest harvests on record.
2020 Warm Frost, Drought, Heat spike, Smoke, Low yield Two wildfires and widespread smoke cut the 2020 red crop sharply.
2019 Warm Heat spike A wet spring and mild summer gave ripe, generous reds with softer tannins.
2018 Average Harvest rain A mild season with no heat spikes, a late harvest and a very large crop.
2017 Hot Heat spike, Smoke Record heat defined 2017, with most fruit picked before the October fires.
2016 Average Heat spike An even growing season with September heat that brought the Cabernet in fast.
2015 Warm Drought, Low yield A warm dry year with an early start and a notably small crop.
2014 Average Drought A drought year with even ripening, an early finish and a generous crop.
2013 Warm Drought, Heat spike A dry warm year with the earliest harvest in recent record and a big crop.
2012 Warm A textbook warm season with even ripening and a return to normal crop size.
2011 Cool Harvest rain, Botrytis, Low yield A cold wet year with a tiny crop, October rain and widespread botrytis.
2010 Cool Heat spike, Harvest rain A cold wet season broken by an August heat spike and a very late finish.
2009 Average Harvest rain A long mild season that ended in a race against October rain.
2008 Average Frost, Heat spike, Drought, Low yield A huge frost season and dry spring cut the crop to its lowest in decades.
2007 Average Heat spike, Harvest rain, Low yield A dry, mild season gave small berries, low yields and a relaxed harvest.
2006 Average Heat spike, Botrytis, Harvest rain A wet spring and July heat wave made a grower's challenge and a late harvest.
2005 Cool A mild, even season ran late and delivered a big, balanced crop.
2004 Warm Heat spike, Low yield An early spring and hot dry September gave a small, concentrated crop.
2003 Average Heat spike, Low yield A cold wet spring ran a month late before September heat compressed harvest.
2002 Average Frost, Heat spike A mild season and late heat spikes gave a fast, early, ripe harvest.
2001 Average Frost, Heat spike Frost and heat spells gave way to a cool September and ripe Cabernet.
1999 Cool Heat spike, Drought A long cool dry season made structured, Bordeaux-like, ageworthy Cabernets.
1998 Cool El Nino brought a wet, uneven season, but wines aged with high acidity.
1997 Average Harvest rain Near-perfect weather and big yields made the celebrated Vintage of the Century.
1996 Warm Heat spike, Low yield A hot August and low yields produced rich, seductive, ripe wines.
1995 Average Hail, Mildew / rot, Low yield Floods and a June hailstorm gave a late, lighter, balanced vintage.