As I have stated in earlier posts, any information regarding wine interests me. Truth be told, I guess you could say I’m a wine information goober.
While gallivanting across the internet for more wine propaganda, I happened to cross the Tax and Trade Bureau’s monthly report on the United States wine production.
We already know our beloved federal government keeps tabs on everything. When it comes to wine, they track it to the gallon, every month, in every state. They break wine down into two types – still wine, and effervescent. I am not going to including effervescent wines in this post.
According to the last report issued by the TTB, the United States bottled over 46 million gallons of wine in August alone.
Here are the top ten. Remember, these are bottled gallons, and not bulk gallons. That’s another story of its own.
1) California 38,652,895
2) New York 3,072,007
3) Washington 1,888,519
4) Oregon 629,012
5) Pennsylvania 247,776
6) North Carolina 158,665
7) Indiana 133,784
8) Florida 129,898
9) Texas 123,721
10) Michigan 113,319
As expected, all states are a mere shadow to their big brother, California. It’s no surprise when you consider that there are 195 Authorized Wine Appellations of Origin for the United States; and California possesses 109 of them. That only leaves 86 left for the rest of the U.S. That too, is another story.
As I come to a close for this post I can’t help but here the song “Ventura Highway” by America playing in my cranium.
Tags: tax and trade bureau, Temecula
