If there are two words that emerge from the 2021 annual  Oregon Vineyard and Winery Report data, those words are recovery and resiliency. Like all agricultural sectors in Oregon, the winegrowing industry contended with COVID-19 restrictions, labor shortages, extreme heat events and more during the 2020 vintage, putting Oregonians’ rugged resilience to the test. But Oregon winemakers know a thing or two about resilience, and this, combined with collaboration, carried them through to 2021.

Today, the Oregon Wine Board’s newly released report reflects a healthy upswing in the state’s grape tonnage, wine production and all data points across the board. Compiled by the University of Oregon’s Institute for Policy Research and Engagement (IPRE), the report shows Oregon grape production and crush increased substantially in 2021, as well as the following positive movements:

Production and value
Total wine grape production in 2021 increased 53% over 2020, from 75,142 tons to a record 114,677 tons. Compared to 2019, total wine grape production in 2021 was 9% higher (more than 9,000 tons) and 14% or almost 15,000 tons more than 2018’s wine grape production figures.

The aggregate value of Oregon wine grape production increased 72% in 2021 or by $113 million to about $271 million over 2020. A two-year look back shows the crop value in 2021 increased $33.6 million, or 14% compared to 2019.

That translated into Oregon wine grape buyers paying a little more per ton. The average price in 2021 increased 20% to $2,575 per ton over 2020 values and the median price increased nearly 11% to $2,211 per ton.