California Wines and Wineries Facts, Stats and Interesting Tidbits

• 2,843   = Number of wineries in California
• 4,600  = Number of winegrape growers in California
• More than 110  = Varieties of winegrapes grown in California
• More than 100 = Wine growing AVA regions
• 48 out of 58  = Counties in California where winegrapes are grown
• 330,000  =  Number of jobs created by California wine
• 12  = 750 ml. bottles in a case of wine
• 797 or 65 cases approx.  = Bottles produced with one ton of California winegrapes
• 600-800 grapes or 2.8 lbs. =  of winegrapes in one (750ml) bottle of wine
• 5   Bottles approx.   =  produced by one grapevine
• 23-46 million  = Google California wine
• 55.4%  = wine sold in U.S. purchased by women
• 20.7 million  = People visit California wine regions every year