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American Wine / Wine of the USA
The United States is the 4th largest wine producing country in the world (1). Of that, more than 90% is produced in California (2), home to the most famous wine producing regions in the United States including Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, and more.
U.S. Wine Consumption
The United States is also one of the largest consumers of wine, ranked third behind France and Italy (3). In fact, some industry sources expect the the United States to become the world's top wine drinking country by 2010 (4).
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U.S. Wine Exports
The United States is also a major exporter of wine, but much further down the list than one might expect given U.S. wine production. The United States is ranked 7th behind Italy, France, Spain, Australia, Chile, and South Africa. The U.S. share of the overall wine export market is only 3%.
Wineries in all 50 States
Even though wine production in California dwarfs all other states, since 2005 wine has been produced in all 50 states (5). There are over 4,700 wineries in the United States. The top 10 states ranked by the number of wineries are:
- California (2,025 wineries)
- Washington (451 wineries)
- Oregon (295 wineries)
- New York (239 wineries)
- Virginia (140 wineries)
- Texas (136 wineries)
- Pennsylvania (115 wineries)
- Michigan (112 wineries)
- Ohio (108 wineries)
- Missouri (86 wineries)
Source: WineAmerica (The National Association of American Wineries).
Click here for a complete list of the numbers of wineries per state.
American Viticultural Areas
American Viticultural Areas are officially designated wine grape growing regions that are defined by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). As of 2007, there are 191 AVAs in the United States in 30 states. For a complete listing of U.S. American Viticultural Areas see: American Viticultural Areas / AVAs.
Notes:
- FAO
- "US / California Wine Production", The Wine Institute
- "World Wine Consumption Ranked by Volume 2005"
- "Vinexpo/IWSR Research: U.S. to Become Top Wine Drinking Country", 01/16/2007
- "Growth of the U.S. Wine Industry", WineAmerica (The National Association of American Wineries)
