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THE BIGGEST AND BEST OF 2O17
WINERY
COUNT
Biggest Percent Increase
in New Wineries
FLORIDA
California is home to
46% of U.S. wineries,
followed by Washington and
Oregon with 8% each of the
national count. Together with New
York, the states represent 97% of all U.S. wine
production. Yet the state that saw the biggest per-
centage gain in wineries in 2017 was Florida, where
the number of wineries increased 36% from 55 to 75.
Michigan also gained ground, adding 33 wineries for a
total of 184, approximately 2% of the national total. This
August, the winery database maintained by
Wines Vines Analytics counted more than
10,000 wineries in North America.
Biggest Sales Growth
by Winery Region
SONOMA COUNTY
California accounts for 85% of direct-to-consumer (DtC) shipments
nationwide. But the channel's growth means that shipments are no
longer confined to top-end wineries in Napa. Among the regions
claiming a fast-rising share of shipments is Sonoma, which rose from
18% of DtC activity in 2016 to 20% in 2017. This represented an addi-
tional 292,239 cases worth $105 million, the strongest case growth of
any region nationwide. Sonoma now ships 1.4 million cases annually
worth $502 million.
36%
FLORIDA
Sonoma City Hall
