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25 of 34 verified

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8Cool years
7Frost
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ColdCoolAverageWarmHotVery dryDryNormalWetVery wet19751995200220072012201720221983 · Average A typical warm, dry growing season with no notable weather extremes. Not yet verified1988 · Warm A textbook warm season produced ripe, structured reds with real aging potential. Not yet verified1992 · Cool A cool season demanded patience, yielding acid-driven, structured wines. Not yet verified1994 · Warm A warm, uneventful season produced big, rich, extracted reds. Not yet verified1995 · Cool A cool, rain-affected season produced a mixed but rewarding vintage. Not yet verified1997 · Average A cool, wet September tested growers but still gave elegant, food-friendly reds. Not yet verified1998 · Hot One of the hottest seasons on record made deeply concentrated, powerful reds. Not yet verified1999 · Cool A cool spring gave way to a rescuing warm, dry fall and standout wines. Not yet verified2000 · Cool A cool season rescued by a warm, dry fall and one well-timed October rain. Verified2002 · Warm A cool start, a hot summer, and low yields that gave richer fruit flavors. Verified2003 · Warm Late heat then a cool September gave one of Washington's most admired years. Verified2004 · Warm A January freeze hit Walla Walla hardest, then a hot season gave dense fruit. Verified2005 · Warm A hot summer saved by September cooling gave dense reds and ripe whites. Verified2006 · Warm A hot, dry summer and a cooling September let flavor catch up to sugar. Verified2007 · Average Heat spikes and a cool, dry fall made hang time count for flavor, not alcohol. Verified2008 · Cool A cool, late season gave lighter reds and crisp, high-acid whites. Verified2009 · Hot A record-hot summer rushed harvest, and an October 11 frost closed the season. Verified2010 · Cool The coolest year since 1999, saved by a warm fall, with low yields and high acid. Verified2011 · Cool A cool summer and a light crop made the latest harvest on record for many sites. Verified2012 · Warm A warm, dry, even season returned normal timing and the biggest crop to that point. Verified2013 · Hot A hot season that ran ahead of 2003, cooled at the finish, and set a tonnage record. Verified2014 · Hot A second straight warm year ran two weeks early and finished clean and dry. Verified2015 · Hot Washington's warmest vintage to that point, picked historically early and unevenly ripe. Verified2016 · Average A record crop from an early warm start and a long, cool finish. Verified2017 · Warm A cool start and cool finish around a warm summer, rich with high acidity. Verified2018 · Warm A hot, dry summer and a cool, timely fall gave Washington balanced wines. Verified2019 · Average A mild, late season cut short by October frosts, with fresh, high-acid fruit. Verified2020 · Average September smoke paused harvest on a small crop that still showed balance. Verified2021 · Hot Record June heat cut yields and gave concentrated, powerful Washington reds. Verified2022 · Cool A blizzard and a cold spring, then a warm fall rescued a big, fresh crop. Verified2023 · Warm An easy season with one August heat spike and a small but high-quality crop. Verified2024 · Average A January freeze cut the crop, but harvest weather was ideal. Verified2025 · Warm A warm, steady season with long hang time and a much smaller crop. Verified1983 · Dry A typical warm, dry growing season with no notable weather extremes. Not yet verified1988 · Very dry A textbook warm season produced ripe, structured reds with real aging potential. Not yet verified1994 · Dry A warm, uneventful season produced big, rich, extracted reds. Not yet verified1995 · Wet A cool, rain-affected season produced a mixed but rewarding vintage. Not yet verified1997 · Wet A cool, wet September tested growers but still gave elegant, food-friendly reds. Not yet verified1999 · Very dry A cool spring gave way to a rescuing warm, dry fall and standout wines. Not yet verified2002 · Dry A cool start, a hot summer, and low yields that gave richer fruit flavors. Verified2006 · Dry A hot, dry summer and a cooling September let flavor catch up to sugar. Verified2007 · Dry Heat spikes and a cool, dry fall made hang time count for flavor, not alcohol. Verified2008 · Dry A cool, late season gave lighter reds and crisp, high-acid whites. Verified2009 · Very dry A record-hot summer rushed harvest, and an October 11 frost closed the season. Verified2010 · Wet The coolest year since 1999, saved by a warm fall, with low yields and high acid. Verified2012 · Very dry A warm, dry, even season returned normal timing and the biggest crop to that point. Verified2014 · Dry A second straight warm year ran two weeks early and finished clean and dry. Verified2018 · Dry A hot, dry summer and a cool, timely fall gave Washington balanced wines. Verified2025 · Dry A warm, steady season with long hang time and a much smaller crop. Verified

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

Temperature here is relative to Washington State'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.

Verified reports were rebuilt from the regional body's own vintage reports and independent trade coverage, with every claim traced to a fetched source.