United States Wine and Grape Industry FAQS
(General Industry Stats 2019)
Grape Production
- Grapes are the highest value fruit crop in the US
- Grape production is valued at over $6.5 billion
- 36% of the value of non-citrus fruit grown in the US are from grapes
- US has nearly one million acres of grape-bearing land (wine, table grapes, and raisins)
- Over 7,500,000 tons of grapes were produced in the US in 2018
Wine Production
- Over 900,000,000 gallons of wine produced in 2017
- California makes 85% of all US wine
- US accounts for 12% of the world’s wine production
- The US leads the world in wine consumption
- In January 2019, there were 10,043 wineries in the US
Exports
- US wine exports reached $1.46 billion in value in 2018 *
- 95% of US exported wine comes from California
- Volume shipments reached 375 million liters or 41.7 million cases *
- The top 5 markets are the European Union, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, and China
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Top 10 Wine Producing States (2018)
| State | Gallons | |
| 1 | California | 684,864,000 |
| 2 | Washington | 35,670,000 |
| 3 | New York | 28,536,000 |
| 4 | Oregon | 10,938,800 |
| 5 | Texas | 4,280,400 |
| 6 | Michigan | 2,853,600 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 2,378,000 |
| 8 | Virginia | 2,378,000 |
| 9 | Illinois | 2,378,000 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | 2,140,200 |
Top 10 Number of Wineries Per State
Rank | State | Wineries |
1 | California | 4,501 |
2 | Oregon | 793 |
3 | Washington | 792 |
4 | New York | 403 |
5 | Texas | 352 |
6 | Virginia | 291 |
7 | Pennsylvania | 285 |
8 | Ohio | 254 |
9 | Michigan | 191 |
10 | North Carolina | 171 |
Top 10 State by Economic Impact
State | Impact |
1. California | $71.2 Billion |
2. New York | $13.8 Billion |
3. Texas | $13.1 Billion |
4. Florida | $11 Billion |
5. Washington | $9.6 Billion |
6. Illinois | $7.0 Billion |
7. Oregon | $6.5 Billion |
9. Virginia | $5 Billion |
10. Michigan | $4.9 Billion |
* Wine Institute
Wines Vines Analytics, 2018
WineAmerica. Economic Impact Report, 2017
Learn more about the impacts of the wine industry!
In 2017, WineAmerica commissioned leading economics firm, John Dunham & Associates of New York City, to conduct this national economic impact study of the American wine industry, including a state-by-state breakdown.
