“California Wine Month”

Think you know about California Wine… these fun facts might just surprise you!!

7 Fun Wine Facts

• There are 2,843 Wine Grape Growers in California
• They produce 90% of the wine made in US
• There are 526,000 acres of wine grapes
• These Vineyards cover less than 1% of California land
• California is the 4th Leading Wine Producer in the World
• The other three are Italy, France and Spain
• In a blind taste testing, California Wines outranked some of France’s finest
• California has been in the Wine making business for over 250 years
• Vineyards in Napa Valley date back to 1769
• 3,542,037 tons of grapes in California were crushed/stomped in 2020
• That’s over 7 billion pounds worth of grapes
• There are over 20 different Grape Stomping Festivals in California every year, up and down the coast where you can get your grape stomping on!!
• Falcons protect the grapes
• They’re the line of defense against smaller birds eating the grape crops
• Chardonnay is the leading variety of wine in California
• Followed closely by Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, White Zinfandel and Pinot Grigio
• Under state law, wines labeled as “California” must contain 100% fruit grown in and produced in California. 

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