- The U.S. consumes more wine in volume than any country in the world, including France and Italy.
- Americans of legal age drink about a case of wine per person annually.
- By 2016, U.S. wine consumption is expected to grow by 12.16%.
- The U.S. is the fourth largest wine producer in the world.
- Americans drinks 75% of the wine produced in the U.S.
- Domestic wines (mostly from California) account for 73% of the wine Americans purchase.
- Of the wines purchased in the U.S., only 27% are imported.
- Sparkling wine consumption in the U.S. grew 17.69% between 2007 and 2011 and is expected to increase another 25% by 2016. *Bubbles are big!*
The VINEXPO Report is based on sales figures between 2006 and 2010 from 28 wine-producing countries and 114 wine-consuming countries.