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Total number (in millions) of Coravins sold, according to the company. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Cost (in US$) of a strawberry smoothie at Erewhon, the swankiest luxury grocery store in the US, according to The Economist. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Approximate percentage in 2020 (the latest statistic available) of the number of California head winemakers who were women. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
2007
Year the International Riesling Foundation (IRF) was formed to boost awareness and sales of Riesling. The foundation created the widely used “Riesling Taste Profile,” a simple back-label graphic that classifies wines as Dry, Medium Dry, Medium Sweet, or Sweet. Each category is determined not only by the wine’s residual sugar, but also by its acidity. The graphic has appeared on more than 26 million bottles, according to The Food Republic—an achievement worth celebrating on International Riesling Day.
6k
Number of aprons housed in the Apron Museum in Iuka, Miss., according to The New York Times. Some of the aprons date back to the 1860s. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
77
Approximate percentage drop in US wine exports to Canada from 2024 to 2025, driving a sharp fall in total US wine exports. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
3.5
Average price increase (in US$) that women consumers were willing to pay for wines with feminine looking labels during a study on wine marketing, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
16k
Wine list price (in US$) of a bottle of red Burgundy stolen from a Miami restaurant last weekend,as reported by NBC Miami. Allegedly, a man named Stevan Milovanovic snuck into the restaurant’s private wine cellar and stole a bottle of Monopole 1996 La Tache, Grand Cru. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Revenue (in billions of US$) earned by Coca Cola last year, making the company one of the most successful beverage companies in the world, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
3
Proceeds (in millions of US$) from last weekend’s 2026 Premiere Napa Valley trade auction, according to the Napa Valley Vintners Association. The auction, which raises money for marketing Napa Valley wines, features small lots of one-of-a-kind wines from more than 180 Napa wineries. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
1978
Year that Women’s History Month began as a local “Women’s History Week” celebration in Sonoma County, California. Nearly ten years later March was officially designated as Women’s History Month by the US Congress. Worth noting: in 1978 there were fewer than 5 well-known women wine writers in the US and just 1 woman in the world was a Master of Wine. The association of US Master Sommeliers did not yet exist.
42
Approximate number (in millions) of tourist visits to wineries in California in 2025, according to WineAmerica’s 2025 National Economic Impact Study of the Wine Industry, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
1
Number of wineries that are currently allowed to pour and sell their wines at any given California farmers’ market, and only estate wineries are allowed. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
51
Percentage of Americans in 2025 who reported trying to lose weight, according to a survey by the International Food Information Council. That’s a smaller percentage than the last time the survey was conductedThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
5k
The most cases a winery can produce and still be considered “Very Small,” according to the WineBusiness Analytics Winery Database. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
5k
The number of glasses of Prosecco served daily at the Olympics in Cortina and Milan, Italy, according to the Prosecco DOC Consortium. Spectators can drink their Prosecco for $10 a glass at 13 different competition venues. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
25
Age that patrons must be to get into Dirty Franks, a time-honored Philadelphia dive bar, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
5
Percentage of US wineries that make Grenache, Tempranillo, or Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris, according to the WineBusiness Analytics Winery Database. While that percentage seems small, it’s actually larger than in the recent past. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
11.1k
The total number of wineries in the United States according to the Wine Business Analytics Winery Database. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
200
Percentage tariff on French wine and Champagne threatened by President Donald Trump if France does not join a Trump-led “peace initiative.” The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
5
Amount (in billions of US$) that sales of bagels resulted in last year, according to The Economist.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
110
Approximate percentage higher that alcohol prices are in Finland than in the rest of the EU,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
24
Estimated percentage lower the 2025 California grape harvest is expected to be than the previous year. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
3.2
Amount (in millions of US$) that was recently paid for a single bluefin tuna, setting a new world record, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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The number of times Taylor Swift mentions “wine” in her various songs, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
90k
Potential number of microplastic particles consumed by people who drink bottled water every day The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
250
Different types of sugar that can appear on food labels, making sugar hard to detect in processed foods, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Percentage of alcohol in EltonJohnZero, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
50
Percentage by which spirits consumption in China has fallen The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
600
Number of venues in Paris The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Average bottle price (in US$) of a wine purchased in 2024The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Number of millions of US hotel rooms that went unoccupied,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Number of feet above sea level of the world’s highest vineyardThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Approximate amount (in millions of gallons) of foreign bulk wine imported into California in 2022 The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
25
Potential cost (in US cents) for a mile ridden in a robotaxi in the US by 2035, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Number of foods in the European Union that now have protected appellation status, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Number of Wines to Know, Numbers and Wine Quizzes publishedThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Percentage of respondents in Wine Market Council’s 2025 Benchmark Consumer Survey whoThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
70
Number of years that alcohol has been banned in Saudi Arabia,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
24
Percentage of Gen Z legal-age drinkers in the UK whoThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Approximate amount of wine per person (in gallons) that the Portuguese drank last yearThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Number of stars that wineries can hope to be awarded by the Michelin Guide’sThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
1
Least number of drinks per person per hour you should plan for at your wedding,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Depressed price for an acre of vineyard land in some parts of St. Émilion,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Number of millions of bottles of Burgundy from France The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
152
Amount (in millions of US$) the French Ministry of Agriculture plans to spend to support the The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
4.2k
Number of Sherry events that took place internationally during the recent Sherry Week 2025The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
285
Cost (in US$) of Gusborne’s recently released 2016 prestige cuvee “51 Degrees North,” making it The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
200
Number of inspection teams that have spread out over nearly 10,000 acres of Hungarian vineyards in the last fewThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Percentage increase in visits to bars and restaurants on Mondays and TuesdaysThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
3
Percentage increase in global wine production in 2025 over 2024 which was an especially depressing year.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
265
Number of cheese experts from around the world who met recently in Bern, Switzerland, to taste scoresThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Approximate number of old vineyards globally now listed in the Old Vine Registry,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
25
Percentage of revenue wine tourism contributes to total winery revenue in Europe,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
2025
Year that Germany’s “Wine Queen” competition officially becameThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
6.5
Amount (in pounds) of butter Americans consume each year,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
5
Approximate percentage drop in visits to winery tasting rooms nationally in 2024 compared to 2023,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
7.4
Amount (In billions of US$) that Americans spent last year on Halloween candy and chocolate,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
100
Approximate number of sparkling wine producers in Oregon’s small Willamette Valley,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
200
Amount (in millions of US$) that Constellation Brands, owner of the Robert Mondavi winery,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
2
Number of countries that do not recognize the name ChampagneThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Number of days earlier that the harvest takes place in the Champagne regionThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
10k
Number of different species of microscopic organisms in a single teaspoon of topsoil.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Percentage of respondents who chose wine over beer and cocktails,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Weight (in trillions of tons) of the world’s biggest “metaberg.”The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Percentage of younger (aged 20 to 40) and multicultural consumers The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Number of premium craft sake breweries now operating across The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
91
Percentage of travelers aged 18 to 44 who say that having wine The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Number of days it takes for cellulose “films” made from grapevine The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
519
Number of millions of cups of coffee Americans drink every single day, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
34
Percentage of Americans who drink wine, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
800
Current value (in millions of US$) of the market for products flavored The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
40
Number of years that the Dr. Konstantin Frank winery in New York’s The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
120
Approximate number of Texas wines tasted and judged by consumers The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
56
Percentage of Swedish wine sales that are bag-in-box. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
4
Percentage of respondents who visualized a man when The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
109
Number of seconds the average diner spends reading a menuThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Number of rare bottles from Bhutan’s inaugural wine The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
2
Amount in (US dollars) for bottles of Bordeaux sold during September The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Cost in dollars of a ticket to The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Percentage of restaurant dinner reservations that now fall between The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Percentage drop in US wine exports to Canada this month, as compared to The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Number of years ago that the humble potato was first domesticatedThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Approximate number of existing wine and liquor stores in New York State The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Percentage increase for the average price of a McDonald’s menu item The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Number of years for which participants in a clinical trial in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Percentage reduction in carbon footprint of the new The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
RETSINA
A pungent, resin-flavored wine from Greece. Historically made by adding The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
70
Percentage of winemaking regions the world may lose if The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
40
Number of bottles in a vertical collection of Spottswoode The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
15
Percentage of the new US import tariff imposed on European wine The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
100
Amount (in billions of US$) of sales that luxury goodsThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
1.8
Value (in billions of US$) of the North American organic wine market in 2022.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
108
Economic value (in billions of US$) of the global wine tourism market The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Value (in billions of US$) of the hemp-derived THC-beverage market The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Value (in millions of US$) of a wine investment scheme The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Value (in billions of US$) of US wine that was embargoed by CanadaThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Number of “neighborhoods” in the Russian River Valley, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Value (in billions of US$) of the global functional beverage market in 2022, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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Approximate size (in square feet) of a newly approved Napa Valley winery The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
