Below are some interesting wine statistics, Feel free to share
and be the center of attention at your next party or the one
everyone will avoid. There is estimated to be over 20 million
acres of grapes planted in the world. As of 2010 there are 7,626
bonded wineries in the United States with 3,364 of these in
California. The No. 1 fruit crop in the world is grapes. The
California wine industry provides more than 150,000 jobs. In
California, Napa Valley just surpassed Disneyland as the No. 1
tourist destination, with more than 5 million visitors a year.
There are about 10,000 different varieties of wine grapes in the
world. Thirty million gallons of wine were lost in the 1906 San
Francisco earthquake. There is about one cluster of grapes in a
glass of wine. There are about 400 grapevines per acre and about
5 tons of grapes per acre. A standard wine barrel holds 59
gallons. You get about five bottles of wine per gallon. A wine
barrel will yield about 24 cases or 288 bottles. A glass of red
wine has about 120 ca