The lowland maritime zone encompassing the islands and shorelines around Puget Sound, including Whidbey Island and the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas. Cool and rainy, with growing conditions that mirror western Oregon and BC more than eastern Washington; madeline angevine, müller-thurgau, siegerrebe, and pinot noir are better suited than Bordeaux varieties. Small production, deep regional identity.
| Year | Rating | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 91 | Puget Sound's 2024 was the finest vintage in the small appellation's modern history. Warm, dry conditions produced Pinot Noir and Müller-Thurgau of surprising depth and aromatic intensity. |
| 2022 | 83 | Warm season continued the run of above-average years. Whites of real aromatic precision and early-drinking reds. |
| 2021 | 85 | Heat dome conditions that devastated some WA regions worked perfectly for Puget Sound's marginal climate. First legitimate reds from several producers. |
| 2020 | 80 | Unusually warm, dry summer gave Puget Sound producers the heat accumulation rarely achieved in this marginal maritime zone. |
| 2014 | 90 | Puget Sound's 2014 was a genuinely warm, dry season — a welcome rarity for this cool, maritime Washington appellation. Pinot Noir and Müller-Thurgau produced wines of unusual ripeness and body, with the Sound's characteristic salt-air minerality adding distinctive texture. |
| 2013 | 89 | Puget Sound's 2013 was a warm, dry summer season that produced the finest quality wines from Washington's maritime appellation in recent memory. Pinot Noir and Müller-Thurgau excelled with the season's unusual warmth. |
| 2012 | 83 | Puget Sound's 2012 was a difficult vintage — warm summer was followed by early harvest rain, and the appellation's already marginal growing conditions were further challenged by the September weather. |