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Wine has been produced in the United States since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. [1][2][3] As of 2023, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 80.8% of all US wine. The North American continent is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis ...
Grape cultivation in California. Pinot Noir harvest, Central Coast. Sonoma. Caswell Park, V. californica, a wild type used as root stock and for § Breeding. Rodney Strong Vineyards. The 2020 table grape harvest was worth $2.12 billion [1] while wine grapes brought in $1.7 billion, down 15.3% year-on-year. By weight this was 17% lower versus ...
As of October 2024, there are 276 recognized AVAs in 34 states [2] —several of which are shared by two or more states. Over half (154) of the AVAs are in California . American Viticultural Areas range in size from the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA at 29,900 square miles (77,000 km 2 ) across four states, to the Cole Ranch AVA in ...
The state of California was first introduced to Vitis vinifera vines, a species of wine grapes native to the Mediterranean region, in the 18th century by the Spanish missionaries, who planted vineyards with each mission they established. The wine was used for religious sacraments as well as for daily life. Cuttings from the vine of the "common ...
American Viticultural Area. An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated wine grape -growing region in the United States, providing an official appellation for the mutual benefit of wineries and consumers. Winemakers frequently want their consumers to know about the geographic pedigree of their wines, as wines from a particular area can ...
Washington wine is a wine produced from grape varieties grown in the U.S. state of Washington. Washington ranks second in the United States (behind California) in the production of wine. [5] By 2017, the state had over 55,000 acres (220 km 2) of vineyards, a harvest of 229,000 short tons (208,000 t) of grapes, and exports going to over 40 ...
Chile, Peru, the United States, China, Turkey, Spain, South Africa and Australia are all major producers and exporters of table grapes. [1] World table grape production in 2016 is estimated by the USDA to be in the region of 21.0 million metric tons per annum, China alone accounting for an estimated 9.7 million metric tons of this global total.
Yield (wine) The yield of grapes that will be harvested from a vineyard will depend on several factors including vintage conditions, local wine laws and winemaker's preference. In viticulture, the yield is a measure of the amount of grapes or wine that is produced per unit surface of vineyard, and is therefore a type of crop yield.