Remember Juneuary -- that chill in our spring air that just wouldn't go away?

First it affected our Oregon strawberries. Now it's taking aim at our Oregon wine.

"We saw a late bloom, a late set, and so we're about two to three weeks late this year. The sugar levels are definitely lower," says Barbara Gross, who works at Cooper Mountain Vineyards.

Her vineyard is watching and waiting.

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Wine grape plants grow at a Willamette Valley winery.

They're hoping for some warm sunshine that will help ripen the grapes quickly, and help a phenomenal harvest become a reality.

But this time of year, warm sunshine is far from a guarantee. What if the rainy season moves in a few weeks early?

"We're kind of getting back to the original Oregon pinot model," said Gross.

You could expect the grapes to be a bit more acidic, and you'd probably notice it in the 2008 vintage from Oregon wineries. But that would be about it.

And Gross says as long as there isn't an early frost, prices shouldn't be affected by the weather - at least not this year.