(PD) - The U.S. wine industry pumped $219.9 billion into the U.S. economy last year, primarily from California, according to a study released Wednesday by WineAmerica, the National Association of American Wineries.

The wine industry supports 1.74 million American jobs, according to the study conducted by John Dunham & Associates of New York. It identified 10,236 wineries in the United States, located in all 50 states, and 677,629 acres of vineyards in 49 states.

Nearly 43 million tourists visited wineries last year, spending $17.6 billion, according to the study.