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FROM WHERE IS WINE BEING SHIPPED? NAPA COUNTY Napa County wines identified as "Red Blends" have the highest average price of any specific varietal wine from any region in America with an average price of $88.52. HIGHLIGHTS Share of Volume 32.9% Share of Value 48.7% 8.0% $56.87 4.4% Volume (Cases) 3.4% Avg. Bottle Price • 70% of all wines shipped from Napa County represent four varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Blends, Pinot Noir & Chardonnay • Despite a 3.5% increase in the average bottle price of Napa County's flagship wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, in 2012, both the volume and value of this wine decreased from 2011 Volume Change % of Volume Value of Shipments Value Change % of Value Price/ Bottle Price Change 3.5% Cabernet Sauvignon 329,691 -5.4% 34.4% $311,012,321 -2.0% 46.0% $78.61 Blend - Red 146,872 -- 15.3% $156,018,772 -- 23.1% $88.52 -- Chardonnay 110,700 12.9% 11.5% $48,035,617 9.5% 7.1% $36.16 -3.0% Pinot Noir 78,491 9.0% 8.2% $39,032,270 2.3% 5.8% $41.44 -6.1% Merlot 56,078 -11.2% 5.9% $26,981,491 -22.2% 4.0% $40.10 -12.4% Sauvignon Blanc 49,404 -5.6% 5.2% $16,157,992 -0.5% 2.4% $27.25 5.4% Zinfandel 46,535 -2.0% 4.9% $20,045,599 8.3% 3.0% $35.90 10.4% Sparkling 42,901 4.8% 4.5% $15,589,529 2.2% 2.3% 430.28 -2.4% Syrah / Shiraz 24,842 6.5% 2.6% $12,901,089 14.3% 1.9% $43.28 7.3% Cabernet Franc 18,269 22.7% 1.9% $10,553,473 34.4% 1.6% $48.14 9.5% Petite Sirah 16,430 15.8% 1.7% $6,835,408 25.0% 1.0% $34.67 7.9% Rosé 10,412 9.9% 1.1% $2,899,065 -3.8% 0.4% $23.20 -12.4% Blend - White 10,265 -- 1.1% $4,718,981 -- 0.7% $38.31 -- Pinot Gris / Grigio 6,944 -12.9% 0.7% $1,723,697 -6.6% 0.3% $20.68 7.3% Sangiovese 6,092 -11.3% 0.6% $2,650,508 -1.5% 0.4% $36.25 11.0% Riesling 4,037 -20.8% 0.4% $1,097,854 -12.2% 0.2% $22.66 10.8% SONOMA COUNTY Pinot Noir, the most commonly shipped wine from Sonoma County, saw a stunning increase in both the volume (25%) and value (32%) in 2012. HIGHLIGHTS Share of Volume 21.2% Share of Value 19.5% 10.1% $35.42 1.2% Volume (Cases) Volume Change Pinot Noir 155,542 Chardonnay 103,462 11.4% Avg. Bottle Price % of Volume Value of Shipments Value Change % of Value Price/ Bottle 26.9% 25.4% $89,454,296 11.2% 16.9% $41,859,677 Price Change 32.2% 33.5% $47.93 4.2% -2.7% 15.7% $33.72 -12.5% • Four varietal wines represent twothirds of the volume of wine shipped out of Sonoma County: Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Zinfandel • Sonoma County Rosé saw a 50% increase in its volume of shipments and a 58% increase in the value of those shipments in 2012. It now represents just under 2% of all wines shipped from Sonoma County wineries. Cabernet Sauvignon 77,254 3.3% 12.6% $44,309,170 -5.1% 16.6% $47.80 -8.1% Zinfandel 69,708 3.7% 11.4% $23,795,268 6.9% 8.9% $28.45 3.1% Blend - Red 46,970 -- 7.7% $21,385,916 -- 8.0% $37.94 -- Sauvignon Blanc 32,169 6.8% 5.3% $7,460,120 -1.0% 2.8% $19.33 -7.3% Syrah / Shiraz 28,194 -0.4% 4.6% $9,248,957 -0.2% 3.5% $27.34 0.2% -17.7% Merlot 27,490 27.4% 4.5% $7,959,939 4.8% 3.0% $24.13 Sparkling 17,917 13.4% 2.9% $7,651,242 21.2% 2.9% $35.59 6.9% Sangiovese 11,286 36.0% 1.8% $3,394,605 37.1% 1.3% $25.06 0.8% Rosé 10,232 49.3% 1.7% $2,293,614 58.1% 0.9% $18.68 5.9% 9,495 -7.1% 1.6% $2,931,529 -11.7% 1.1% $25.73 -4.9% Petite Sirah 8,417 1.4% $1,617,526 -- 0.6% $16.01 -- 6,846 0.1% 1.1% $1,384,308 -1.1% 0.5% $16.85 -1.2% Cabernet Franc 5,454 -23.8% 0.9% $2,313,399 -28.2% 0.9% $35.35 -5.7% Riesling 10 Blend - White Pinot Gris / Grigio 1,860 255.2% 0.3% $302,421 62.9% 0.1% $13.55 -54.2% • shipcompliant.com • winesandvines.com