Red Mountain is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located surrounding Red Mountain in Benton County, Washington between Benton City and the City of West Richland. It was established as the nation's 141st and the state's fifth appellation on April 10, 2001 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by Lorne Jacobson of Hedges Cellars proposing a viticultural area known as "Red Mountain." The small 4,040-acre (6 sq mi) wine region was the initial sub-appellation entirely within the Yakima Valley and the third wine region established within the expansive Columbia Valley. As of 2025, there is more than 2,382 acres (964 ha) being cultivated with primarily red varietals including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc and Syrah. The reputation of the Red Mountain's wines has brought worldwide attention and acclaim for producing some of the most desired Washington State vintages.
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Red Mountain is an appellation in Washington State, United States. We track 5 of its wines in stock at 3 shops, from 1 wine house, from € 23.95; mostly red.
| Vintage | Wines | From | Median / 75 cl | Critics' score | Growing season |
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| 2026 | – | – | – | – | coolso far −0.6 °C · 1,613 GDD · 110 % rain |
| 2025 | – | – | – | – | average −0.3 °C · 1,679 GDD · 88 % rain |
| 2024 | – | – | – | – | averagedry +0.2 °C · 1,777 GDD · 65 % rain |
| 2023 | – | – | – | – | hot +1.2 °C · 1,989 GDD · 96 % rain |
| 2022 | – | – | – | – | warmwet +0.7 °C · 1,939 GDD · 152 % rain |
| 2021 | – |
Growing season (April–October; October–April south of the equator): mean temperature against Red Mountain's 1991–2020 normal (hot: 1 °C or more above, warm: 0.5 °C, cool/cold below), growing degree days (warmth for the vines, base 10 °C) and rain against normal, with the harvest month (September/March) flagged when very wet or dry. Monthly data from NASA POWER (MERRA-2) at one point in the appellation. The current year is compared with the same months of a normal year (“so far”); its latest months are preliminary and revised by NASA later.
Critics' score: the average of the best 100-point score quoted for each wine of that vintage, as the shops quote them. A few quoted wines make a thin average; the number of wines is in brackets.
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| hotdrywet harvest +1.6 °C · 2,075 GDD · 65 % rain |
| 2020 | – | – | – | – | warm +0.5 °C · 1,853 GDD · 83 % rain |
| 2019 | 1 | € 23.95 | € 23.95 | – | averagewet harvest −0.1 °C · 1,770 GDD · 100 % rain |
| 2018 | – | – | – | – | warmdry harvest +0.6 °C · 1,871 GDD · 90 % rain |
| 2017 | 1 | € 84.00 | € 84.00 | – | average +0.4 °C · 1,831 GDD · 93 % rain |
| 2016 | – | – | – | – | warmwet +0.7 °C · 1,888 GDD · 136 % rain |
| 2015 | – | – | – | – | hotdry +1.8 °C · 2,123 GDD · 63 % rain |
| 2014 | 1 | € 80.15 | € 80.15 | – | hot +1.2 °C · 1,995 GDD · 92 % rain |
| 2013 | – | – | – | – | averagewetwet harvest +0.3 °C · 1,801 GDD · 136 % rain |
| 2012 | – | – | – | – | averagewetdry harvest ±0.0 °C · 1,740 GDD · 134 % rain |
| 2011 | – | – | – | – | colddry harvest −1.2 °C · 1,549 GDD · 88 % rain |
| 2010 | – | – | – | – | coolwetwet harvest −0.9 °C · 1,546 GDD · 150 % rain |
| 2009 | – | – | – | – | averagedry harvest +0.3 °C · 1,811 GDD · 77 % rain |
| 2008 | – | – | – | – | cooldry −0.6 °C · 1,647 GDD · 59 % rain |
| 2007 | – | – | – | – | average −0.2 °C · 1,703 GDD · 79 % rain |
| 2006 | – | – | – | – | average +0.3 °C · 1,812 GDD · 105 % rain |
| 2005 | – | – | – | – | averagewet harvest +0.3 °C · 1,812 GDD · 99 % rain |
| 2004 | – | – | – | – | warm +0.9 °C · 1,920 GDD · 104 % rain |
| 2003 | – | – | – | – | warmdry +0.9 °C · 1,934 GDD · 67 % rain |
| 2002 | – | – | – | – | averagedrydry harvest −0.2 °C · 1,688 GDD · 60 % rain |
| 2001 | – | – | – | – | averagedry harvest −0.3 °C · 1,692 GDD · 83 % rain |
| 2000 | – | – | – | – | coolwet harvest −0.5 °C · 1,637 GDD · 91 % rain |
| 1999 | – | – | – | – | colddrydry harvest −1.0 °C · 1,528 GDD · 55 % rain |
| 1998 | – | – | – | – | warm +0.5 °C · 1,850 GDD · 89 % rain |
| 1997 | – | – | – | – | coolwetwet harvest −0.6 °C · 1,624 GDD · 130 % rain |
| 1996 | – | – | – | – | cold −1.0 °C · 1,519 GDD · 110 % rain |
| 1995 | – | – | – | – | coldwetwet harvest −1.0 °C · 1,535 GDD · 152 % rain |
| 1994 | – | – | – | – | warm +0.5 °C · 1,839 GDD · 122 % rain |
| 1993 | – | – | – | – | cooldry harvest −0.9 °C · 1,550 GDD · 112 % rain |
| 1992 | – | – | – | – | warmwet +0.6 °C · 1,861 GDD · 131 % rain |
| 1991 | – | – | – | – | cooldry harvest −0.6 °C · 1,610 GDD · 113 % rain |
| 1990 | – | – | – | – | averagedry harvest +0.4 °C · 1,825 GDD · 127 % rain |
| 1989 | – | – | – | – | averagedry harvest −0.4 °C · 1,645 GDD · 90 % rain |
| 1988 | – | – | – | – | average +0.1 °C · 1,765 GDD · 80 % rain |
| 1987 | – | – | – | – | warmdrydry harvest +0.8 °C · 1,896 GDD · 58 % rain |
| 1986 | – | – | – | – | coolwet harvest −0.5 °C · 1,640 GDD · 81 % rain |
| 1985 | – | – | – | – | coolwet harvest −0.8 °C · 1,561 GDD · 80 % rain |
| 1984 | – | – | – | – | coldwet harvest −2.2 °C · 1,334 GDD · 115 % rain |
| 1983 | – | – | – | – | cold −1.3 °C · 1,451 GDD · 101 % rain |
| 1982 | – | – | – | – | coldwetwet harvest −1.3 °C · 1,523 GDD · 146 % rain |