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20 Wines&Vines March 2015 wine industry news S an Rafael, Calif.—The number of wineries in North America grew at a faster pace in 2014, as 599 net new wineries were in business, or 7.1% more than in 2013, when winery growth was just 4.3%. Wines & Vines magazine reports this sign of a booming wine econ- omy in its 2015 Directory & Buyers Guide, along with thousands of other data points and 12 other extensive content sections. The total number of wineries in North America rose to 8,990. The U.S. accounted for 525 new wine producers. California was home to 3,913 wineries, or 47% of the U.S. total. The data also showed that U.S. wineries grew in case production by 5.6%. Wines Vines Analytics, the magazine's market-research arm, released these numbers Jan. 27, the first day of the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sac- ramento, Calif. The number of virtual wineries grew by 23% in 2014, while bonded wineries grew by 4%. Bonded wineries have their own brick-and-mortar production sites, while virtual wineries have brand names and produce wine at host facilities. Fifteen states and provinces were each home to more than 100 wineries in 2014 (see table at right). Oregon gained 66 net new wineries, giving it the biggest in- crease after California. The only change in the order of states and provinces from a year ago was that Ontario, with a gain of 32 wineries, passed Texas in winery counts. British Columbia added 21 wineries. The category of small wineries (1,000-4,999 cases) gained the most new wineries in 2014, fol- lowed by limited-production win- eries (less than 1,000 cases). Not much change happened among the bigger producers, as the me- dium winery category added just one net winery and the large win- ery category added two. The 2015 Directory & Buyer's Guide presents a wealth of infor- mation about the North American wine industry contained in two major sections: the Winery Direc- tory, which has detailed informa- tion about every winery, and the Buyer's Guide, which contains content about equipment, sup- plies and services for the wine industry. The current edition features more than 550 North American wine grape growers, more than 900 wine distributors listed by metropolitan area with contact information and the wineries and brands they represent, and a com- pletely updated direct shipping compliance section, among many other content offerings. The 2015 Directory & Buyer's Guide comes in a spiral-bound 772-page print format and is also accessible in searchable format online. Both are included for $95 through the magazine's website, winesandvines.com. Number of North American Wineries Grows by 7.1% states and provinCes With 100-plus Wineries State or Province No. of Wineries California 3,913 Washington 704 Oregon 632 New York 333 British Columbia 278 Virginia 257 Ontario 224 Texas 215 Pennsylvania 200 Ohio 158 Michigan 143 North Carolina 138 Missouri 132 Colorado 113 Illinois 104 WINES VINES ANALYTICS

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