United States · 42 vintages on record

Willamette Valley

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25 of 42 verified

22Warm years
14Cool years
7Frost
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ColdCoolAverageWarmHotVery dryDryNormalWetVery wet1970198719931998200420092014201920241975 · Cool Cool acidity-driven Pinot that later shocked Burgundy in blind tastings. Not yet verified1983 · Cool A cool, damp year saved by hillside sites and a later harvest. Not yet verified1985 · Hot A rare hot, dry year that helped prove Oregon could rival Burgundy. Not yet verified1987 · Hot A scorching early harvest let sugars race ahead of real ripeness. Not yet verified1988 · Cool Drought-driven boron deficiency slashed yields but concentrated fine fruit. Not yet verified1990 · Warm Winter bud damage cut yields but summer warmth still delivered good fruit. Not yet verified1991 · Cool A cool late spring gave way to elegant, perfumed, age-worthy Pinot. Not yet verified1992 · Hot Oregon's hottest year on record made ripe, early, fruit-forward Pinot. Not yet verified1994 · Cool A cool, small-crop year made light, jammy, approachable Pinot Noir. Not yet verified1995 · Average A promising spring undone by mid-harvest rain, yet elegant wines resulted. Not yet verified1996 · Cool Oregon's wettest year on record still produced rich, structured Pinot. Not yet verified1997 · Cool The wettest of three rain years, saved by aggressive thinning and early picks. Not yet verified1998 · Warm Tiny yields and ripe fruit made one of the decade's most concentrated years. Not yet verified1999 · Cool A nerve-wracking cool year rewarded patience with firm, age-worthy acidity. Not yet verified2000 · Cool A dry, even season that gave ripe Pinot Noir with moderate acids. Verified2002 · Warm A dry, warm season with cool nights gave ripe wines with balancing acidity. Verified2003 · Hot A hot, dry season that gave richly ripe wines with high alcohol and low acid. Verified2004 · Average Rain delayed a short crop, and the wait gave crisp, bright, classic wines. Verified2005 · Cool A cool year where late September rain brought balance and supple, fresh wines. Verified2006 · Warm A warm, dry year with a big crop that gave rich wines and high alcohols. Verified2007 · Cool Weekly autumn rains delayed picking and gave high-acid, lower-alcohol wines. Verified2008 · Cold A cold, late season saved by warm, dry October days for those who waited. Verified2009 · Warm A warm, swing-heavy year with long hang time and plentiful Willamette yields. Verified2010 · Cold Oregon's coolest season in 30 years, rescued by a long run of October sun. Verified2011 · Cold Oregon's latest and coldest season on record, saved by a sunny late autumn. Verified2012 · Warm A short crop from a wet bloom, then 100-plus dry days to ripen it well. Verified2013 · Warm A warm, early year cut in two by a 30-year rain event in late September. Verified2014 · Hot Record heat and a huge crop, all picked by October 1 with alcohols near 14. Verified2015 · Hot Oregon's hottest year on record, picked early off a record crop. Verified2016 · Warm An early start, a moderate summer and a calm harvest with no weather pressure. Verified2017 · Warm A cool wet spring, the warmest August on record, and a slow steady harvest. Verified2018 · Warm A very warm, very dry, very sunny year saved by a half inch of September rain. Verified2019 · Average A cooler, wetter season after five warm years, with rain at the start of harvest. Verified2020 · Warm Labor Day wildfire smoke reshaped what was already a small, high-quality crop. Verified2021 · Hot A record heat dome hit before veraison and the fruit came through clean. Verified2022 · Warm An April frost burned the primary buds and a warm October still brought it home. Verified2023 · Hot A hot, dry summer and a September rain forecast made for a condensed harvest. Verified2024 · Warm Textbook timing on the outside, a January freeze and July heat on the inside. Verified2025 · Warm A warm, dry year ran early and fast, with small berries and concentration. Verified1983 · Wet A cool, damp year saved by hillside sites and a later harvest. Not yet verified1985 · Very dry A rare hot, dry year that helped prove Oregon could rival Burgundy. Not yet verified1987 · Very dry A scorching early harvest let sugars race ahead of real ripeness. Not yet verified1995 · Normal A promising spring undone by mid-harvest rain, yet elegant wines resulted. Not yet verified1996 · Very wet Oregon's wettest year on record still produced rich, structured Pinot. Not yet verified1997 · Very wet The wettest of three rain years, saved by aggressive thinning and early picks. Not yet verified2000 · Dry A dry, even season that gave ripe Pinot Noir with moderate acids. Verified2002 · Dry A dry, warm season with cool nights gave ripe wines with balancing acidity. Verified2003 · Very dry A hot, dry season that gave richly ripe wines with high alcohol and low acid. Verified2004 · Normal Rain delayed a short crop, and the wait gave crisp, bright, classic wines. Verified2005 · Wet A cool year where late September rain brought balance and supple, fresh wines. Verified2006 · Dry A warm, dry year with a big crop that gave rich wines and high alcohols. Verified2007 · Very wet Weekly autumn rains delayed picking and gave high-acid, lower-alcohol wines. Verified2008 · Dry A cold, late season saved by warm, dry October days for those who waited. Verified2012 · Dry A short crop from a wet bloom, then 100-plus dry days to ripen it well. Verified2013 · Dry A warm, early year cut in two by a 30-year rain event in late September. Verified2014 · Dry Record heat and a huge crop, all picked by October 1 with alcohols near 14. Verified2018 · Very dry A very warm, very dry, very sunny year saved by a half inch of September rain. Verified2019 · Wet A cooler, wetter season after five warm years, with rain at the start of harvest. Verified2020 · Dry Labor Day wildfire smoke reshaped what was already a small, high-quality crop. Verified2021 · Very dry A record heat dome hit before veraison and the fruit came through clean. Verified2022 · Normal An April frost burned the primary buds and a warm October still brought it home. Verified2023 · Very dry A hot, dry summer and a September rain forecast made for a condensed harvest. Verified2024 · Normal Textbook timing on the outside, a January freeze and July heat on the inside. Verified2025 · Dry A warm, dry year ran early and fast, with small berries and concentration. Verified

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

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Each bar runs from the first year the vintage report says to open a bottle to the last year it says the wine holds, on one shared axis.

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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.

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