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O ff-premise sales through multiple-outlet and con- venience stores in the four weeks ended July 16 in- creased 2% to $638 million, Chicago, Ill.-based market re- search firm IRI reported. Sales for the 52 weeks increased 4% to $8.8 billion. Domestic sparkling wines saw just 6% growth in July ver- sus July 2016, and 5% in the l a t e s t 5 2 w e e k s . W h i l e t h e growth sounds impressive, the real strength lies with domestic table wines, which account for 95% of off-premise sales. Table wine sales increased 2% in July to $603 million, and 3% in the 52 weeks to $8.2 billion. Char- donnay and Cabernet Sauvi- gnon are the top two off-premise varietals, with combined annual sales of $3.6 billion. Sauvignon Blanc saw the strongest growth at 10%, followed by red blends at 8%. Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir both grew 6%. Mer- lot tumbled 5%—the only major varietal to see sales slip in the latest 52 weeks. —Peter Mitham Off Premise Off-Premise Sales Rise 2%; Sauvignon Blanc Surges 10% For more inFormation about the WineLab touch, contact atPgrouP at (707) 836-6840 or onLine at WWW. atPgrouP.com Introducing CDR WineLab Touch -The Future of Wine Testing- It's versatile. The WineLab Touch can perform 16 tests simultaneously. It's affordable. The CDR WineLab Touch is an exclusive of ATPGroup. Reliable, precise, fast, any winery, large or small, can afford it. It's reliable. The WineLab Touch is extremely dependable. It comes with a 3~year warranty. It's simple. The WineLab Touch requires no special training. Just add a sample to the pre-vialed reagent and go. It's accurate. The WineLab Touch has 25 pre-calibrated tests for SO2, sugars, polyphenols, nitrogen, color and many more. It's fast. It will print readings of must and wine in a matter of minutes. METRICS September 2017 WINES&VINES 11 OFF-PREMISE SALES BY VARIETAL $ Millions 0 $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 Chardonnay Cabernet Sauvignon Pinot Grigio Red Blends Pinot Noir Merlot Sauvignon Blanc Sparkling Source: , Wines Vines Analytics. Domestic table and sparkling wine sales in multiple-outlet and convenience stores, 52 weeks ended July 16, 2017. OFF-PREMISE SALES GROWTH RATE BY VARIETAL -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% 15% Chardonnay Cabernet Sauvignon Pinot Grigio Red Blends Pinot Noir Merlot Sauvignon Blanc Sparkling Percentage change Source: , Wines Vines Analytics. Domestic table and sparkling wine sales in multiple-outlet and convenience stores, 52 weeks ended July 16, 2017.