Wine is, according to a press release from The Wine Institute, the number one finished agricultural product in retail value in the US. Here’s some more statistics:
— California produces 90% of all wine in the US
— California is, if one regards it as a country, the world’s fourth wine producer, after France, Italy and Spain
— There is 2687 wineries and 4600 grape growers
— 213,000 hectares (527,000 acres) of vineyards
— 3.2 million tons of grapes are harvested to a value of $1.82 bn
— Chardonnay and Cabernet are the leading varieties followed by Merlot and Zinfandel
— 60% of the grapes are red and 40% are white (green)
