American Association of Wine Economists AAWE

National Wine Consumption in 2023

1950 California Burgundy wine advertisement by the Wine Advisory Board

In 2024, the principal destination states for U.S. wine imports from France are New York, California, and New Jersey, with Florida and Texas trailing at some distance. Note that these refer to destination states, not ports of entry.

Pierre Jean Van der Ouderaa (Belgian, 1841–1915), The King in Thule, 1896.
“The King in Thule” is a German poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), written in 1774.
“There stood the old carouser,
And drank the last life-glow;
And hurled the hallowed goblet
Into the tide below.”

Wine Production in 2024

France's Main Beaujolais Export Markets, 2024

Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau Posters. Duboeuf didn't invent Beaujolais Nouveau, but he almost single-handedly created the modern craze and global marketing phenomenon around it.

Per Capita Meat Consumption in the U.S., 1960-2025.
It looks as though chicken has been an addition rather than a replacement.

“Amselfelder” is a popular wine brand from Kosovo. The brand was developed in the 1960s and owned by Racke, a large German wine distributor, before being sold in 2008 . Originally a sweet red blend of Gamay-Cab Sauv-Pinot Noir-Vranac- Prokupac; best-selling wine in W Germany in the 1960s & 1970s.

Main Wine Grape Varieties in Croatia, Dec 2022

1930s Art-Deco style Croatian wine poster, Demand the Best Dalmatian Wine Everywhere, lithograph, 95 × 63 cm, by designer Otto Antonini (Croatian, 1892–1959). Collection of the Museum of Arts and Crafts, Zagreb.

Average Wine Export Prices in Former Yugoslav Countries, 2000–2024.
Croatia and Slovenia have surged from below $1 per liter in 2000 to $4.83 per liter for Slovenia and $6.17 per liter for Croatia in 2024.

California Wine Grape Crush: Weighted Average Degrees Brix, 2024

Late-16th-century engraved cityscape of Castanowiz. Croatiae Propugnaculum (Croatian fortress), known today as Hrvatska Kostajnica (Croatia), with surrounding vineyards and fields; by Georg (Joris) Hoefnagel (Belgian/Flemish 1542-1601), likely published by his son Jacob in 1617

Interesting development in Croatia’s wine exports over the past 30 years: While volume has declined, the average price has surged from €1.24 in 1995 to €6.17 in 2024.

Wine Market in Dubrovnik (People’s Republic of Croatia within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), 1953. Photo by Marc Riboud (French 1923-2016). Riboud, a French photographer, gained prominence for his comprehensive reports of the Far East, including China and Vietnam.

A long-term view on the meteoric rise and unabated dramatic fall of China's wine consumption and production. China's wine consumption peaked in 2017 and fell by 71%. China's wine production peaked in 2012 (!) and fell by 84%

Late-1950s Algerian wine advertisement by F. Sénéclauze, St. Eugène, Oran (Algeria). Note the oversaturated colors, the wallpaper, the dresses—and the fact that the child is also given wine, of course.

Philipp Giegel (Swiss 1927–1997) Vineyards in Visperterminen, Valais (Switzerland), 1950s. Fotostiftung Schweiz

Average DOC-DOCG Wine Prices in Italy, Oct 2025

Algerian wine advertisement, c. 1950

Leading Grape Varieties Crushed in California, 2024
With 17.8%, Chardonnay is a distant #1, followed by Cabernet Sauvignon (15.4%), French Colombard (9%), Pinot Noir (7.4%), and Zinfandel (6.8%).

Interesting—and likely applicable to vineyards, too: Study Shows Super-High-Density Olive Orchards Thrive on Less Fertilizer. Researchers Also Find Compost Helps Trees Absorb More Nitrogen
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Full paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Most of the 20th century, Algeria was the world's largest wine exporter. Most Algerian wine was shipped to Sète (formerly "Cette"), the main wine port in Languedoc. Here an old postcard from 1921.

Algeria was the world’s largest wine-exporting country for most of the 20th century, and almost all of its wine was red. Carignan, Alicante Bouschet, and Cinsaut were the most common grape varieties.

Mural in Gurjaani, in the Kakheti region of Georgia, 2025.

Wine Production by U.S. State, 2024.
California accounts for 78.5% of U.S. wine production, followed by New York (4.2%), Washington (4.0%), and Oregon (2.8%). Behind that are many surprises (e.g., Kentucky #5, New Jersey #8).

Grape Harvest in Gurjaani (Kakheti), Georgia, 1974. Photo by Ivane Dvali

Alsatian Riesling and Sylvaner Bulk Wine Prices in France, 1998–2024.
Both series have trended upward. However, Riesling shows both a higher overall price level and a steeper upward slope than Sylvaner.

Deinhard Sekt bottle parade, Germany, c. 1920.