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!


Picture courtesy of Walla Walla Vintners
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See information on the Washington State Growing Degree Days here.

See monthly forecast for Yakima Valley (Sunnyside), Red Mountain (Benton City), Walla WallaPaterson, 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
Grape
Vineyard
Date
Notes
Columbia Valley
Syrah
Wooded Island
8/17
Block 4. For Rose.
Buty
Chardonnay
Conner Lee
8/23
Bartholomew
Malbec
8/24
Buty
Chardonnay
Conner Lee
8/29
1989 Block
Sparkman
Riesling
Bacchus & Dionysus
8/30
WW Vintners
Merlot
Bacchus
9/2
Northstar
Merlot
Cold Creek
9/14
Gordon
Merlot
Estate
9/14
Buty
Merlot
Conner Lee
9/15
Guardian
Chardonnay
Conner Lee
9/15
Merlot
Conner Lee
9/23
Pearl & Stone
Cab Sauv
Dionysus
9/23
Block 11
Syrah
Lawrence
9/26
Kerloo
Cab Sauv
Dionysus
9/28
Block 14
Sonoris
Petit Verdot
Dionysus
9/28
Semillon
Sagemoor
9/30
Yakima Valley
Treveri
Chardonnay
Hilltop
8/17
For sparkling wine
Syrah
N. Sunnyside Ranch
8/23
Malbec
Painted Hills
8/24
Kerloo
Grenache
Painted Hills
8/24
For rose
Va Piano
Chardonnay
French Creek
8/24
Bonobo
Semillon
Noel
8/30
Bonobo
Sauv Blanc
Noel
8/30
Bonobo
Chardonnay
Noel
8/30
Seven Hills
Sauv Blanc
Sunnyside North Ranch
8/31
Cavu
Sauv Blanc
Lonesome Spr
8/31
First fruit
Sparkman
Sauv Blanc
Oasis
8/31
Sparkman
Chardonnay
Olsen
9/1
Co Dinn
Malbec
Painted Hill
9/2
Wind Rose
Sauv Blanc
Boushey
9/2
Buty
Muscadelle
Lonesome Spr
9/2
First wave of muscadelle
Kevin Wine
Syrah
Olsen
9/3
College Cellars
Riesling
Sagemoor
9/9
Adams Bench
Merlot
Red Willow
9/12
SuLei
Pinot Gris
Crawford
9/12
For rosé
Wind Rose
Pinot Grigio
Pontin del Roza
9/14
Wind Rose
Dolcetto
Lonesome Spr
9/15
Wind Rose
Sangiovese
Lonesome Spr
9/15
Soos Creek
Merlot
Slide Mt
9/16
Maryhill
Merlot
Tudor Hills
9/16
Soos Creek
Cab Franc
Slide Mt
9/20
College Cellars
Roussanne
Dutchman
9/20
Viognier
Sunnyside Ranch
9/23
Grenache
Sunnyside Ranch
9/23
Grenache
Sunnyside N Ranch
9/25
Rattlesnake Hills
Owen Roe
Chardonnay
DuBrul
8/22
First day picking
Chardonnay
DuBrul
8/30
Cote Bonneville
Merlot
DuBrul
8/31
Pearl and Stone
Syrah
Elephant Mt
9/2
Kevin White
Syrah
Elephant Mt
9/3
Merlot
Pollard
9/12
Co Dinn
Syrah
Elephant Mt
9/13
Pearl and Stone
Grenache
Sugarloaf
9/16
Cote Bonneville
Cab Sauv
DuBrul
9/19
Cote Bonneville
Cab Sauv
DuBrul
9/20
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
Red Mountain
Auclair
Sauv Blanc
Artz
8/13
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
Sparkman
Syrah
Ciel du Cheval
9/1
Fidelitas
Merlot
Kiona
9/2
Auclair
Merlot
Kiona
9/3
Purple Star
Syrah
Kiona
9/3
First load
CZ Cellars
Merlot
E&E Shaw
9/10
Auclair
Merlot
Artz
9/11
Hightower
Merlot
Hightower
9/11
Merlot
Ciel du Cheval
9/11
Syrah
Taptiel
9/14
Hedges
Syrah
Hedges
9/14
Frichette
Malbec
Scooteney Flats
9/15
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
Walla Walla Valley
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
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
Purple Star
Syrah
Weinbau
10/1
Horse Heaven Hills
Syncline
Syrah
McKinley Springs
9/2
Adams Bench
Merlot
Mays Discovery
9/12
Bunnell
Syrah
Discovery
9/15
Buty
Malbec
Phinney
9/22
Snipes Mountain
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
Hard Row
Pinot Gris
Estate
8/30
Columbia Gorge
Syncline
Gruner
Underwood
8/31
Viento
Chardonnay
Pine Grove
9/2