Wine is big business in California but how big might surprise you

Aug 24, 2017

(OCRegister) - While the harvest for grapes used in some sparkling wines already has begun, the majority of the state’s harvest will occur from now through October. The vines remain in need of a steady dose of hot days and cool nights to improve on the 2016 harvest, which set several records for production.

Wineries

More than 2,000 wineries have opened in since 2006.

California has more than four times more wineries than the state with the second-most, Washington.

States with most wineries, 2016

1. California 4,653

2. Washington 1,019

3. Oregon 644

4. New York 530

5. Texas 497

6. Michigan 387

7. Virginia 332

8. Pennsylvania 328

9. Ohio 300

10. Missouri 221


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