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Willamette Valley

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ColdCoolAverageWarmHot Very dryDryNormalWetVery wet 197019871993199820042009201420192024 1975 · Cool Cool acidity-driven Pinot that later shocked Burgundy in blind tastings. 1983 · Cool A cool, damp year saved by hillside sites and a later harvest. 1985 · Hot A rare hot, dry year that helped prove Oregon could rival Burgundy. 1987 · Hot A scorching early harvest let sugars race ahead of real ripeness. 1988 · Cool Drought-driven boron deficiency slashed yields but concentrated fine fruit. 1990 · Warm Winter bud damage cut yields but summer warmth still delivered good fruit. 1991 · Cool A cool late spring gave way to elegant, perfumed, age-worthy Pinot. 1992 · Hot Oregon's hottest year on record made ripe, early, fruit-forward Pinot. 1994 · Cool A cool, small-crop year made light, jammy, approachable Pinot Noir. 1995 · Average A promising spring undone by mid-harvest rain, yet elegant wines resulted. 1996 · Cool Oregon's wettest year on record still produced rich, structured Pinot. 1997 · Cool The wettest of three rain years, saved by aggressive thinning and early picks. 1998 · Warm Tiny yields and ripe fruit made one of the decade's most concentrated years. 1999 · Cool A nerve-wracking cool year rewarded patience with firm, age-worthy acidity. 2000 · Cool A dry, even season that gave ripe Pinot Noir with moderate acids. 2002 · Warm A dry, warm season with cool nights gave ripe wines with balancing acidity. 2003 · Hot A hot, dry season that gave richly ripe wines with high alcohol and low acid. 2004 · Average Rain delayed a short crop, and the wait gave crisp, bright, classic wines. 2005 · Cool A cool year where late September rain brought balance and supple, fresh wines. 2006 · Warm A warm, dry year with a big crop that gave rich wines and high alcohols. 2007 · Cool Weekly autumn rains delayed picking and gave high-acid, lower-alcohol wines. 2008 · Cold A cold, late season saved by warm, dry October days for those who waited. 2009 · Warm A warm, swing-heavy year with long hang time and plentiful Willamette yields. 2010 · Cold Oregon's coolest season in 30 years, rescued by a long run of October sun. 2011 · Cold Oregon's latest and coldest season on record, saved by a sunny late autumn. 2012 · Warm A short crop from a wet bloom, then 100-plus dry days to ripen it well. 2013 · Warm A warm, early year cut in two by a 30-year rain event in late September. 2014 · Hot Record heat and a huge crop, all picked by October 1 with alcohols near 14. 2015 · Hot Oregon's hottest year on record, picked early off a record crop. 2016 · Warm An early start, a moderate summer and a calm harvest with no weather pressure. 2017 · Warm A cool wet spring, the warmest August on record, and a slow steady harvest. 2018 · Warm A very warm, very dry, very sunny year saved by a half inch of September rain. 2019 · Average A cooler, wetter season after five warm years, with rain at the start of harvest. 2020 · Warm Labor Day wildfire smoke reshaped what was already a small, high-quality crop. 2021 · Hot A record heat dome hit before veraison and the fruit came through clean. 2022 · Warm An April frost burned the primary buds and a warm October still brought it home. 2023 · Hot A hot, dry summer and a September rain forecast made for a condensed harvest. 2024 · Warm Textbook timing on the outside, a January freeze and July heat on the inside. 2025 · Warm A warm, dry year ran early and fast, with small berries and concentration. 1983 · Wet A cool, damp year saved by hillside sites and a later harvest. 1985 · Very dry A rare hot, dry year that helped prove Oregon could rival Burgundy. 1987 · Very dry A scorching early harvest let sugars race ahead of real ripeness. 1995 · Normal A promising spring undone by mid-harvest rain, yet elegant wines resulted. 1996 · Very wet Oregon's wettest year on record still produced rich, structured Pinot. 1997 · Very wet The wettest of three rain years, saved by aggressive thinning and early picks. 2000 · Dry A dry, even season that gave ripe Pinot Noir with moderate acids. 2002 · Dry A dry, warm season with cool nights gave ripe wines with balancing acidity. 2003 · Very dry A hot, dry season that gave richly ripe wines with high alcohol and low acid. 2004 · Normal Rain delayed a short crop, and the wait gave crisp, bright, classic wines. 2005 · Wet A cool year where late September rain brought balance and supple, fresh wines. 2006 · Dry A warm, dry year with a big crop that gave rich wines and high alcohols. 2007 · Very wet Weekly autumn rains delayed picking and gave high-acid, lower-alcohol wines. 2008 · Dry A cold, late season saved by warm, dry October days for those who waited. 2012 · Dry A short crop from a wet bloom, then 100-plus dry days to ripen it well. 2013 · Dry A warm, early year cut in two by a 30-year rain event in late September. 2014 · Dry Record heat and a huge crop, all picked by October 1 with alcohols near 14. 2018 · Very dry A very warm, very dry, very sunny year saved by a half inch of September rain. 2019 · Wet A cooler, wetter season after five warm years, with rain at the start of harvest. 2020 · Dry Labor Day wildfire smoke reshaped what was already a small, high-quality crop. 2021 · Very dry A record heat dome hit before veraison and the fruit came through clean. 2022 · Normal An April frost burned the primary buds and a warm October still brought it home. 2023 · Very dry A hot, dry summer and a September rain forecast made for a condensed harvest. 2024 · Normal Textbook timing on the outside, a January freeze and July heat on the inside. 2025 · Dry A warm, dry year ran early and fast, with small berries and concentration.

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

Temperature here is relative to Willamette Valley'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.