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Vintage of a single bottle of German Riesling from the vineyard of Ungeheuer (“monster” in German) in the village of Forst in the Pfalz region that recently sold at auction forThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of vertical feet that parts of the San Joaquin Valley within California’s Central Valley have fallen as a result of recent megadroughts. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Approximate amount (in billions of US$) that US importers paid last year in tariff taxes for goods (including wine, cars, and luxury items) from the European Union, according to Market Watch. This marks a massive increase from the roughly $8 billion paid in 2024 The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Average number of months US wineries are currently holding onto bonded (unsold, tax-deferred) wine in bulk or bottled forms, according to Terrain. This unintended surplus ties up critical cash flow and forces wineries to The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Percentage of the key ingredients in its products that Nestlé plans to source from farmers using regenerative practices by 2030, according to CNN. Regenerative farming dramatically improvesThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Pounds of plastic that Napa Valley’s Frank Family Vineyards helped to remove from the world’s waters in partnership with 4ocean over the past 2 years. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Age of the world’s oldest alcohol, which was discovered in China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, as reported in Fox News. Archaeologists uncovered nearly a full gallon of ancient “beer” The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of trillion (with a “t”) distinct smells on Earth that humans can distinguish, according to neuroscientist and smell researcher Andreas Keller of Rockefeller University. This finding, as reported in Smithsonian magazine, shattered a decades-old myth that The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Average amount (in thousands of US$) that a small Napa Valley winery pays annually to be legally compliant with regulations on producing and selling wine, according to research by California Polytechnic State University. That’s equal to nearly The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cost in US$ for a ticket to the new London pop-up wine bar Coq au Vin, a joint venture of the American fast-food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken and  the French Rhône wine producer The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Year that the world’s oldest, still intact wedding cake was baked. The cake, a sugar-frosted 3-tier Victorian masterpiece, has survived The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Percentage decline in land values in Margaux, one of Bordeaux’s most famous appellations, between 2018 and 2025, according to The Drinks Business. Once valued at more than The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Percentage lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease for those who drink wine moderately compared to those who never or only occasionally drink, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of billions of individual containers of perishable raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, and blackberries shipped around the world each year by The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of Kroger grocery stores that will introduce a new elevated wine program, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier. These new spaces will combine The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Amount (in thousands of US$) paid at auction for a single bottle of 1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, the red wine that came in first in the 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting fifty years ago. The bottle, sold by Christie’s auction house, was The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Points out of 100 awarded to Jersey Mike’s, a sandwich chain based in New Jersey, on a survey by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) as reported in Food & Wine. According to the study’s findings, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Times more acreage that burns in wildfires in California today compared to 40 years ago, according to UCLA research. The increasingly warm and dry weather in California has led to more frequent severe, forest-destroying fires. A single fire in the Napa Valley—like the 2025 Pickett Fire—canThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Percentage of farmers and ranchers who use AI tools like ChatGPT or Gemini for general business tasks like drafting emails, researching products, and analyzing farm data, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Value (in billions of US$) of wine sold at Costco globally in 2023, as estimated by Forbes. Much of that wine is sold specifically at the retailer’s 600 US warehouse stores. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of estates in Burgundy to be awarded “Three Grapes,” the top distinction by the Michelin Guide. This is the first time Michelin, best known for rating restaurants, has ventured into rating wines. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Approximate revenue (in billions of US$) that E&J Gallo earned in 2025, according to Forbes. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of Michelin starred establishments in France that are spotlighted in the 2026 Michelin Guide. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Date in August next month when the Champagne harvest is anticipated to begin, making the 2026 harvest the earliest ever for the region that makes the world’s most famous sparkling wine.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Percentage of wineries in the 2026 Digital Winery Report by the creative brand agency Transom that offered some kind of shipping discount to non-wine-club members, a very low percentage. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Amount (in millions of US$) that California senators requested in emergency funds from the US Department of Agriculture to contain and eradicate a detrimental vineyard pest, according to Drinks Business. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of molecules that, in the right concentrations, make up dark chocolate’s aroma. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Approximate valuation (in billions of US$) of the global organic wine market in 2025, according to Fortune Business Insights. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Percentage of US wineries that produce private labels or retailer-exclusive brands (like Costco’s Kirkland brand), as reported in the 2026 BMO Wine Market report.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of months that hundreds of Texas grape seeds will spend at the International Space Station, where they’ll be exposed to cosmic radiation before being returned to Earth for planting and study. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of wine books, manuscripts, maps, and other written materials on wine in the University of California, Davis’ library, which includes a Special Collections department with rare manuscripts on wine dating back 1287. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

The average price (in US$) for a wine tasting in Napa Valley in 2025, $1 less than the average in 2024 according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius) that Paris reached last weekend as a “red alert” heat wave spread across Europe. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Percentage of cheese sold in the US that is vegan cheese, according to The Economist. While other vegan foods like Beyond Meat and dairy-free ice cream sell fairly well The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Amount (in millions of US$) being invested in solar-shaded vines in Cognac, France, as reported in Vitisphere. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Approximate amount (in billions of US$) that Gen X (46 to 61-year-olds) spent globally in 2025 according to NIQ Solutions. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Percentage higher in price tomatoes are today than a year ago, according to The Economist. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Amount (in billions of US$) that foreign-born workers contribute annually to Napa County—roughly 11 percent of the entire local economy. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number (in millions) of bottles of wine produced in the UK in 2025, according to The WineGB annual Green Book. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Percentage of grape pomace added to chicken feed that could act as an effective antibiotic, according to a study by Cornell University. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Approximate number of coffee and tea shops in the US, according to the market research firm Circana and as reported in The New York Times. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Approximate amount (in millions of US$) that a single acre of premier cru Chardonnay vines in Burgundy’s Côte-d’Or cost in 2025, according to data from the French agency SAFER. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Total acres of pistachio orchards in California, 6 times the number in 2001 according to The New York Times. A controversial crop environmentally, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of camels caught smuggling alcohol into Delhi, India—for the second time. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Percentage of American adults 21+ who drink alcohol, according to a recent Gallup poll. This number is lower than it’s been in decades, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of years between today’s common sourdough and the oldest traces of bread wheat identified, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Percentage of young adults in Great Britain who say that “going to the pub” enhances their well-being, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of acres of Sauvignon Blanc in California, according to The Wine Institute. The varietal, once considered fringe, is The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Percentage of Italians living in Italy who drink wine, according to Unione Italiana Vini, as reported in Meininger’s. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Estimated value (in billions of US$) that beverage alcohol producers miss in e-commerce sales of their products. According to The Drinks Business, the alcohol beverage industry is failing to keep pace with how consumers discover and buy drinks.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Estimated number of millions of people in the US who have taken a WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) wine class since the organization began in 1969. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Hours each year parents in the US spend negotiating with their children about what to eat, according to the new book Picky, and as reported in The Economist. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Approximate cost per acre (in US$) to meet regulatory laws in Napa Valley, according to a new study by California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of Oregon wineries that have joined together to form “Method Oregon,” a non-profit association that has launched an official standard for Oregon sparkling wine. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of California wineries just awarded the prestigious 2026 California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance Green Medal Awards. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Approximate drop (in millions of US$) of Italian wine export sales to the US in 2025, according to findings from the Unione Italiana Vini (UIV) Observatory. Among the factors that caused the drop: The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cost (in US$) of a bottle of the inaugural white wine created by Sonoma-based La Crema winery and the Women’s National Basketball Association, the first such joint venture between a California winery and a women’s sports league. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of bottles of Prosecco sold in Australia every 1.5 seconds, according to National Liquor News. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Approximate price paid (in US$) for a single bottle of 1945 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti sold at auction by the auction house Aker, smashing all previous records for prices paid for one bottle of DRC wine. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Millions of tons of carbon dioxide sequestered by cork forests annually. Cork forests are also important ecosystems that support hundreds of plant and animal species. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Value (in billions of US$) of the sparkling water market in the US in 2025, according to the research firm Mintel, up a whopping 70% over sparkling water sales in 2019. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Approximate number of adults in the Moli-sani research study in Italy that found that moderate wine consumption (1-2 glasses per the “Mediterranean Diet”), is associated with delayed biological aging in men. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number (in millions) of on-line wine reviews from more than 100,000 consumers over 30 years that a group of researchers analyzed to determine the relationship between consumer confidence and loyalty to a category, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Approximate percentage more that consumers are willing to spend on sustainably produced or sourced goods, despite ongoing cost-of-living pressures, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (PwC) 2024 “Voice of the Consumer” survey. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Approximate amount (in millions of tons) of grapes harvested in California in 2025, according to the California Department of Food & Agriculture’s Preliminary Grape Crush Report. It’s the smallest grape crop in since 1996. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Year the landmark reference work, The World Atlas of Wine, was first published. The new 9^th edition has just been released. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of scholarships Artémis Domaines will award in 2026 to wine professionals whose careers have been disrupted by geopolitical upheaval and war. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Value (in billions of US$) of the global coffee market. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Grams of alcohol per day (equal to 2 drinks) chimpanzees consume in the wild according to new research published in the journal Biology Letters. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Number of major airlines operating in the US that have safe water on board, according to the 2026 Airline Water Study conducted by the Center for Food as Medicine and Longevity. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Approximate percentage of alcoholic beverage sales that happen in restaurants and bars according to NielsenIQ data analytics. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Amount (in billions of US$) generated in Napa Valley every year by tourists, according to Visit Napa Valley, the destination marketing organization for Napa County. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Total number (in millions) of Coravins sold, according to the company. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The number of times Taylor Swift mentions “wine” in her various songs, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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.

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.

Percentage of alcohol in EltonJohnZero, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.