(NapaValleyRegister) - Total wine sales in the U.S. from California, other states and foreign countries climbed to a record of 347 million cases, a 5.3 percent jump from 2010, with an estimated retail value of $32.5 billion, according to wine industry consultant Jon Fredrikson of Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates in Woodside. Of the total, California’s 211.9 million cases held a 61 percent share of the U.S. market. This is the 18th consecutive year of volume growth in the U.S. Shipments of sparkling wine and Champagne were the highest in the past 25 years, reaching 17.2 million cases, up 13 percent over the previous year. he said. Strong sales came from a variety of different producers and regions worldwide. Prosecco and sparkling moscato were among the winners, but Champagnes, other sparkling wines and California methode champenoise wines also experienced gains.