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ColdCoolAverageWarmHot Very dryDryNormalWetVery wet 19741991199720032008201320182023 1974 · Warm A cool spring gave way to a hot late summer, built for long aging. 1980 · Cool A cool, restrained vintage that produced elegant, age-worthy wines. 1985 · Average A cool spring and warm, dry summer gave the vintage textbook balance. 1987 · Warm A prolonged drought concentrated fruit into rich, structured wines. 1990 · Warm A drought year with a late-May rain event cut yields and intensified flavor. 1991 · Cool A cool, extended season with a July heat spike made elegant, structured wines. 1992 · Cool A cool, drought-affected year produced opulent, well-balanced wines. 1994 · Cool A cool, extended growing season produced wines of elegance and freshness. 1995 · Warm Winter floods and a June hailstorm gave way to a rescuing Indian Summer. 1996 · Warm Spring berry shatter and summer heat spikes made a concentrated sleeper year. 1997 · Average A warm, early season produced ripe, generous, fruit-forward wines. 1998 · Cold A cold, wet El Nino year with mildew pressure made surprisingly age-worthy wines. 1999 · Average A cool season with long hang time and low yields made concentrated wines. 2001 · Cool A cool, slow-ripening year produced wines of natural acidity and restraint. 2002 · Cool A cool, wet summer nearly stalled ripening before a September heatwave saved it. 2003 · Average A roller-coaster season of cold spring, heat spikes, and a September storm. 2004 · Warm An early, warm season and August heat spike gave deeply concentrated reds. 2005 · Cool A wet, cool, extended season produced elegant wines with finesse over power. 2006 · Average A cool wet spring, July heat spike, and October rains made a demanding year. 2007 · Average A dry, benign season with a late warm-up gave a long, flexible harvest. 2008 · Warm A devastating March frost and summer wildfires still yielded structured wines. 2009 · Average Ideal even ripening was capped by a violent October storm that rewarded early pickers. 2010 · Cool A catastrophic August heat spike and mold pressure made an uneven, characterful year. 2011 · Cold Sonoma's 'vintage of the long faces' still delivered pure, high-acid, elegant wines. 2012 · Average A mild, even Goldilocks season delivered a generous, approachable bumper crop. 2013 · Warm California's driest year in 120 years produced deeply concentrated, structured wines. 2014 · Average A second drought year with an April frost scare still made bright, concentrated wines. 2015 · Warm A fourth drought year and a cold May flowering made an early, intense vintage. 2016 · Average A cool 'Fogust' produced balanced, elegant, age-worthy wines across the board. 2017 · Average Record rain and a Labor Day heat wave preceded fires, but most fruit was already in. 2018 · Cool A long, cool, generous season made some of Sonoma's most balanced wines in decades. 2019 · Cool A wet winter and cool, extended season built freshness ahead of the Kincade Fire. 2020 · Warm Catastrophic wildfires and smoke taint cut the crop by a third in a producer's vintage. 2021 · Average A dry, drought-driven, fire-free season yielded a concentrated collector's vintage. 2022 · Warm Drought, spring frost, and a Labor Day heat dome made an intensely concentrated year. 2023 · Cold Record winter rain and the coolest spring in decades made elegant, bright-acid wines. 2024 · Warm A smooth, fast, rain-free harvest with outstanding quality across Sonoma. 2025 · Cool A wet winter and cool summer gave fresh, lower-alcohol wines. 1985 · Dry A cool spring and warm, dry summer gave the vintage textbook balance. 1987 · Very dry A prolonged drought concentrated fruit into rich, structured wines. 1990 · Dry A drought year with a late-May rain event cut yields and intensified flavor. 1991 · Normal A cool, extended season with a July heat spike made elegant, structured wines. 1992 · Dry A cool, drought-affected year produced opulent, well-balanced wines. 1994 · Dry A cool, extended growing season produced wines of elegance and freshness. 1995 · Wet Winter floods and a June hailstorm gave way to a rescuing Indian Summer. 1996 · Dry Spring berry shatter and summer heat spikes made a concentrated sleeper year. 1997 · Dry A warm, early season produced ripe, generous, fruit-forward wines. 1998 · Very wet A cold, wet El Nino year with mildew pressure made surprisingly age-worthy wines. 1999 · Very dry A cool season with long hang time and low yields made concentrated wines. 2002 · Wet A cool, wet summer nearly stalled ripening before a September heatwave saved it. 2003 · Wet A roller-coaster season of cold spring, heat spikes, and a September storm. 2005 · Wet A wet, cool, extended season produced elegant wines with finesse over power. 2006 · Wet A cool wet spring, July heat spike, and October rains made a demanding year. 2007 · Dry A dry, benign season with a late warm-up gave a long, flexible harvest. 2009 · Dry Ideal even ripening was capped by a violent October storm that rewarded early pickers. 2010 · Wet A catastrophic August heat spike and mold pressure made an uneven, characterful year. 2011 · Wet Sonoma's 'vintage of the long faces' still delivered pure, high-acid, elegant wines. 2012 · Dry A mild, even Goldilocks season delivered a generous, approachable bumper crop. 2013 · Very dry California's driest year in 120 years produced deeply concentrated, structured wines. 2014 · Very dry A second drought year with an April frost scare still made bright, concentrated wines. 2015 · Very dry A fourth drought year and a cold May flowering made an early, intense vintage. 2016 · Dry A cool 'Fogust' produced balanced, elegant, age-worthy wines across the board. 2017 · Very wet Record rain and a Labor Day heat wave preceded fires, but most fruit was already in. 2019 · Wet A wet winter and cool, extended season built freshness ahead of the Kincade Fire. 2021 · Very dry A dry, drought-driven, fire-free season yielded a concentrated collector's vintage. 2022 · Very dry Drought, spring frost, and a Labor Day heat dome made an intensely concentrated year. 2023 · Very wet Record winter rain and the coolest spring in decades made elegant, bright-acid wines. 2025 · Wet A wet winter and cool summer gave fresh, lower-alcohol wines.

Dashed: each vintage. Solid: five-year running average of season temperature.

Temperature here is relative to Sonoma's own normal, not an absolute scale across regions. Every value comes from that year's own vintage report; a missing value means the report did not describe that part of the season, not that nothing happened.