The Washington Wine Industry

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The Washington Wine Industry
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Washington Wine Industry

• Ranks second nationally in wine production
• Explosive growth more than doubling in past
  decade
• More than 300 wine grape growers
• More than 200 Wineries statewide
• Record 2001 harvest 97,600 tons
• Red to white wine grape ratio
• 57 percent red to 43 percent white

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Washington Wine Industry

• Wine Grape Acreage
• 2001 29,000 acres (estimated)
• 1999 24,000 acres
• 1993 11,100 acres

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Washington Wine Industry

• Five Appellations
• 1.       Yakima Valley 1983
• 2.       Walla Walla Valley 1984
• 3.       Columbia Valley 1984
• 4.       Puget Sound 1995
• 5.       Red Mountain 2001

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Washington Wine Industry

• Winery Growth
• 1981 19 wineries
• 1996 80 wineries
• 1997 - 100 wineries
• 1998 - 129 wineries
• 1999 151 wineries
• 2000 163 wineries
• 2001 170 wineries

• Wine Production Growth
• 1980 2 million gallons
• 1996 7 million gallons
• 1997 7.5 million gallons
• 1998 9 million gallons
• 1999 10 million gallons
• 2000 11 million gallons
• 2001 11.5 million gallons estimated

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Washington Wine Industry

• State Economic Impact is 2.4 billion annually
• Full-time equivalent wine-related jobs 11,250
• Producing 5.3 million cases (63.6 million/750 ml
  bottles)
• Retail value 628.4 million
• Wine-related wages paid 350.2 million
• Washington State winery revenues 288.7 million
  
• Total value of Washington State Wine exported out
  of state 224.8 million
• Taxes paid 72.6 million
• Value of Washington State wine grape crop 63.7
  million
• Charitable contributions 2.8 million

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Washington Wine A Quality Leader
Wine Spectator Ratings 90 Past Year
Australia
California
Washington
Source Wine Spectator, all vintages rated past
12 months
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Wines Scoring 90 and AboveWhite Wine

• Napa 10.0
• Sonoma 25.5
• California 17.5
• Washington 20.8
• Australia 12.6

Source Wine Spectator, all vintages rated past
12 months
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Wines Scoring 90 and AboveRed Wines

• Napa 34.7
• Sonoma 16.2
• California 21.5
• Washington 30.2
• Australia 21.8

Source Wine Spectator, all vintages rated past
12 months
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Quality, diversity, value, innovation and
spirit
The results they have achieved in a single
generation is nothing short of astonishing
Wine Enthusiast Magazine
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From the Heart of Washington

• A Statewide campaign launched June 2002 by
  Governor Gary Locke
• All agricultural producers are participating
  wine, apples, seafood, poultry, etc
• POS available banners, window clings, stickers,
  shelf talkers
• Advertising to include radio, newspaper, and
  television
• All major retailers participating