We’ve passed the six week mark on harvest, which began on August 13th with a pick of Sauvignon Blanc at Artz Vineyard in Red Mountain by Woodinville’s Auclair Winery. Below is a look at harvest based on what has been picked when and where. Many expect harvest to wrap up around the middle of the month, though for some it will surely stretch out until the end of October, weather permitting. Enjoy!
See information on the Washington State Growing Degree Days here.
See monthly forecast for Yakima Valley (Sunnyside), Red Mountain (Benton City), Walla Walla, Paterson, and Mattawa.
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The information in the table below is aggregated from personal correspondence with growers and winemakers, as well as information posted on Twitter and Facebook. It is not intended to be comprehensive but rather is intended as a snapshot of what is going on around the state. If you wish to send data for your grapes or vineyards (or correct any of the information below), please email me at [email protected], leave a comment here, or leave a comment on the WWR Facebook page.
Winery
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Grape
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Vineyard
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Date
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Notes
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Columbia Valley
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—
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Syrah
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Wooded Island
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8/17
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Block 4. For Rose.
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Buty
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Chardonnay
|
Conner Lee
|
8/23
|
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Bartholomew
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Malbec
|
—
|
8/24
|
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Buty
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Chardonnay
|
Conner Lee
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8/29
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1989 Block
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Sparkman
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Riesling
|
Bacchus & Dionysus
|
8/30
|
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WW Vintners
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Merlot
|
Bacchus
|
9/2
|
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Northstar
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Merlot
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Cold Creek
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9/14
|
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Gordon
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Merlot
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Estate
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9/14
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Buty
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Merlot
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Conner Lee
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9/15
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Guardian
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Chardonnay
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Conner Lee
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9/15
|
|
—
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Merlot
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Conner Lee
|
9/23
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Pearl & Stone
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Cab Sauv
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Dionysus
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9/23
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Block 11
|
—
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Syrah
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Lawrence
|
9/26
|
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Kerloo
|
Cab Sauv
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Dionysus
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9/28
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Block 14
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Sonoris
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Petit Verdot
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Dionysus
|
9/28
|
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—
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Semillon
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Sagemoor
|
9/30
|
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Yakima Valley
|
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Treveri
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Chardonnay
|
Hilltop
|
8/17
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For sparkling wine
|
—
|
Syrah
|
N. Sunnyside Ranch
|
8/23
|
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—
|
Malbec
|
Painted Hills
|
8/24
|
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Kerloo
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Grenache
|
Painted Hills
|
8/24
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For rose
|
Va Piano
|
Chardonnay
|
French Creek
|
8/24
|
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Bonobo
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Semillon
|
Noel
|
8/30
|
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Bonobo
|
Sauv Blanc
|
Noel
|
8/30
|
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Bonobo
|
Chardonnay
|
Noel
|
8/30
|
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Seven Hills
|
Sauv Blanc
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Sunnyside North Ranch
|
8/31
|
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Cavu
|
Sauv Blanc
|
Lonesome Spr
|
8/31
|
First fruit
|
Sparkman
|
Sauv Blanc
|
Oasis
|
8/31
|
|
Sparkman
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Chardonnay
|
Olsen
|
9/1
|
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Co Dinn
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Malbec
|
Painted Hill
|
9/2
|
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Wind Rose
|
Sauv Blanc
|
Boushey
|
9/2
|
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Buty
|
Muscadelle
|
Lonesome Spr
|
9/2
|
First wave of muscadelle
|
Kevin Wine
|
Syrah
|
Olsen
|
9/3
|
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College Cellars
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Riesling
|
Sagemoor
|
9/9
|
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Adams Bench
|
Merlot
|
Red Willow
|
9/12
|
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SuLei
|
Pinot Gris
|
Crawford
|
9/12
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For rosé
|
Wind Rose
|
Pinot Grigio
|
Pontin del Roza
|
9/14
|
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Wind Rose
|
Dolcetto
|
Lonesome Spr
|
9/15
|
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Wind Rose
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Sangiovese
|
Lonesome Spr
|
9/15
|
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Soos Creek
|
Merlot
|
Slide Mt
|
9/16
|
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Maryhill
|
Merlot
|
Tudor Hills
|
9/16
|
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Soos Creek
|
Cab Franc
|
Slide Mt
|
9/20
|
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College Cellars
|
Roussanne
|
Dutchman
|
9/20
|
|
—
|
Viognier
|
Sunnyside Ranch
|
9/23
|
|
—
|
Grenache
|
Sunnyside Ranch
|
9/23
|
|
—
|
Grenache
|
Sunnyside N Ranch
|
9/25
|
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Rattlesnake Hills
|
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Owen Roe
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Chardonnay
|
DuBrul
|
8/22
|
First day picking
|
—
|
Chardonnay
|
DuBrul
|
8/30
|
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Cote Bonneville
|
Merlot
|
DuBrul
|
8/31
|
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Pearl and Stone
|
Syrah
|
Elephant Mt
|
9/2
|
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Kevin White
|
Syrah
|
Elephant Mt
|
9/3
|
|
—
|
Merlot
|
Pollard
|
9/12
|
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Co Dinn
|
Syrah
|
Elephant Mt
|
9/13
|
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Pearl and Stone
|
Grenache
|
Sugarloaf
|
9/16
|
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Cote Bonneville
|
Cab Sauv
|
DuBrul
|
9/19
|
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Cote Bonneville
|
Cab Sauv
|
DuBrul
|
9/20
|
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Cote Bonneville
|
Cab Franc
|
DuBrul
|
9/21
|
For rosé
|
Pearl & Stone
|
Cab Franc
|
Two Blondes
|
9/23
|
For rosé
|
Co Dinn
|
Cab Sauv
|
Elephant Mt
|
9/23
|
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Red Mountain
|
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Auclair
|
Sauv Blanc
|
Artz
|
8/13
|
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L’Ecole
|
Semillon
|
Klipsun
|
8/26
|
14 tons
|
Betz
|
Syrah
|
Ranch at End of the Road
|
8/30
|
|
Betz
|
Merlot
|
Ciel du Cheval
|
8/30
|
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Sparkman
|
Syrah
|
Ciel du Cheval
|
9/1
|
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Fidelitas
|
Merlot
|
Kiona
|
9/2
|
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Auclair
|
Merlot
|
Kiona
|
9/3
|
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Purple Star
|
Syrah
|
Kiona
|
9/3
|
First load
|
CZ Cellars
|
Merlot
|
E&E Shaw
|
9/10
|
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Auclair
|
Merlot
|
Artz
|
9/11
|
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Hightower
|
Merlot
|
Hightower
|
9/11
|
|
—
|
Merlot
|
Ciel du Cheval
|
9/11
|
|
—
|
Syrah
|
Taptiel
|
9/14
|
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Hedges
|
Syrah
|
Hedges
|
9/14
|
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Frichette
|
Malbec
|
Scooteney Flats
|
9/15
|
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Fidelitas
|
Cab Sauv
|
Quintessence
|
9/16
|
|
—
|
Syrah
|
Klipsun
|
9/23
|
|
—
|
Cab Sauv
|
Ciel du Cheval
|
9/24
|
|
—
|
Cab Sauv
|
Quintessence
|
9/24
|
|
—
|
Cab Franc
|
Artz
|
9/24
|
|
Fidelitas
|
Cab Sauv
|
Estate
|
10/4
|
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Walla Walla Valley
|
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Woodward Canyon
|
Sauv Blanc
|
Estate
|
8/30
|
|
Sleight of Hand
|
Syrah
|
Elevation
|
8/31
|
|
Sleight of Hand
|
Marsanne
|
Elevation
|
8/31
|
|
—
|
Merlot
|
Seven Hills
|
8/31
|
|
College Cellars
|
Chardonnay
|
Cockburn Ranch
|
9/1
|
|
Va Piano
|
Syrah
|
Les Collines
|
9/2
|
Block 30
|
Tertulia
|
Merlot
|
Elevation
|
9/5
|
|
College Cellars
|
Sauv Blanc
|
Clarke
|
9/8
|
|
College Cellars
|
Syrah
|
Cockburn Ranch
|
9/12
|
|
—
|
Syrah
|
Les Collines
|
9/13
|
|
College Cellars
|
Muscat
|
Red Boar
|
9/13
|
|
College Cellars
|
Chardonnay
|
Nosa Terra
|
9/13
|
|
aMaurice
|
Syrah
|
Estate
|
9/13
|
|
—
|
Syrah
|
Old Stones
|
9/14
|
|
Va Piano
|
Syrah
|
Stoney Vine
|
9/14
|
Early pick
|
College Cellars
|
Malbec
|
Seven Hills
|
9/14
|
|
Woodward Canyon
|
Cab Sauv
|
Estate
|
9/14
|
|
Sleight of Hand
|
Syrah
|
Les Collines
|
9/15
|
|
Balboa
|
Roussanne
|
—
|
9/15
|
|
Sleight of Hand
|
Syrah
|
Stoney Vine
|
9/16
|
|
Wind Rose
|
Malbec
|
J&S
|
9/16
|
|
College Cellars
|
Semillon
|
Clarke
|
9/20
|
|
College Cellars
|
Riesling
|
Loess
|
9/21
|
|
Va Piano
|
Syrah
|
Va Piano
|
9/22
|
|
College Cellars
|
Merlot
|
Golden Ridge
|
9/22
|
|
—
|
Syrah
|
Eritage
|
9/22
|
|
Ardor
|
Syrah
|
Stoney Vine
|
9/23
|
|
Don Carlo
|
Merlot
|
Don Carlo
|
9/24
|
|
Kerloo
|
Syrah
|
Les Collines
|
9/25
|
|
College Cellars
|
Carmenere
|
Clarke
|
9/27
|
|
College Cellars
|
Cab Sauv
|
Loess
|
9/28
|
|
Sleight of Hand
|
Grenache
|
Elevation
|
9/29
|
|
Dunham
|
Chardonnay
|
Kenny Hill
|
9/29
|
Clone 76
|
College Cellars
|
Cab Sauv
|
Golden Ridge
|
9/30
|
|
Tertulia
|
Cab Franc
|
Elevation
|
10/3
|
|
Wahluke Slope
|
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—
|
Syrah
|
Stone Tree
|
8/30
|
|
Kerloo
|
Tempranillo
|
Stone Tree
|
8/30
|
1st reds for 2016
|
Kerloo
|
Malbec
|
Stone Tree
|
8/30
|
1st reds for 2016
|
Purple Star
|
Chardonnay
|
Weinbau
|
8/31
|
First fruit
|
Cadaretta
|
Syrah
|
Stone Tree
|
9/1
|
|
Angel Vine
|
Petite Sirah
|
StoneTree
|
9/10
|
|
Waters
|
Cab Sauv
|
StoneTree
|
9/13
|
|
Waters
|
Cab Franc
|
StoneTree
|
9/13
|
|
Kerloo
|
Cab Sauv
|
StoneTree
|
9/16
|
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Purple Star
|
Syrah
|
Weinbau
|
10/1
|
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Horse Heaven Hills
|
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Syncline
|
Syrah
|
McKinley Springs
|
9/2
|
|
Adams Bench
|
Merlot
|
Mays Discovery
|
9/12
|
|
Bunnell
|
Syrah
|
Discovery
|
9/15
|
|
Buty
|
Malbec
|
Phinney
|
9/22
|
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Snipes Mountain
|
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Co Dinn
|
Chardonnay
|
Roskamp
|
8/22
|
Dijon Clones 76 & 96
|
DavenLore
|
Syrah
|
Upland
|
9/13
|
|
Rolling Bay
|
Merlot
|
Upland
|
9/24
|
Old vine
|
Lake Chelan
|
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Hard Row
|
Pinot Gris
|
Estate
|
8/30
|
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Columbia Gorge
|
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Syncline
|
Gruner
|
Underwood
|
8/31
|
|
Viento
|
Chardonnay
|
Pine Grove
|
9/2
|
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