Read more. California is the wine capital of the United States, and by no small margin. In , the state had over five times the number of wineries of the next closest state and was home to nearly 50 percent of all wineries in the nation. In fact, if California were a country, it would be the fourth largest wine producer worldwide, behind France, Italy and Spain.
The state receives year-round sunshine and its varied landscape supports a variety of wine grapes. The coast mixes the warm inland air with cool ocean breezes ideal for cooler climate varieties such as Pinot Noir, while sun-loving varieties like Merlot find their home on the drier hillsides. Chardonnay was the most crushed grape variety in Californian wine production in , accounting for Paradoxically, red wine grapes were overall the most crushed type in the state , with around 2.
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Profit from additional features with an Employee Account. Most Ohio wineries make at least some wines from native and hybrid grapes due to weather issues. New York farm wineries are required to use percent New York-grown fruit, not necessarily their own though some do. There are hundreds of independent growers in New York who grow grapes for both grape juice and wine. Vermont, for example, produces a significant amount of cider but little wine.
Table 5. California had a light harvest this year after three large crops, and harsh winters affected many eastern states. Even in California, firm data on acreage is lacking. As of press time, California acreage data has not been released. Canada has a total of wineries, up from last year, an increase of 5 percent.
Two Canadian provinces have more than wineries, British Columbia with up from its last year and Ontario with up nine from last year , and Quebec has 95 Table 6. A change in regulations lets B. He also noted that many growers have started to make wine. As in the U. Most B. It was another good year for growth in the number of wineries across the United States, with much of the growth likely resulting as growers start making wine to capture the value-added revenue and profits.
Challenging distribution has made many, if not most, wineries largely dependent on direct sales to consumers, and where allowed, many wineries have opened inns, restaurants and event centers to supplement their wine sales—or attract buyers.
And, even more impressively, U. Thus, not only are there more overall wineries in the USA, but also these wineries are producing more wine than ever before. Altogether, there are 13 U.
Washington wineries and Oregon wineries are the next most important states after California in terms of total wineries. But just consider all the other states that have more than wineries:.
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