American Wine

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The paper describes the history of the wine industry in the US and the benefits the growing industry provides to the economy. The paper offers statistics on wine consumption in the US and examines which are the wine-producing states. The paper looks at emerging trends that favor the industry and shows how the spread of wine tourism in virtually all states has benefited state and local economies.

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"The wine industry in the US began small with most of it accounted for by import until its expansion in California in the early 20th century (Geisler 2006). It was prohibited for a time and then revived in the early 70s and directed by aggressive demands for better quality wine products. Between the 70s and the late 90s, wine consumption went up and down. By 2004, the US Department of Agriculture reported US wine consumption at 2.3 gallons. California has more than 1,800 of wineries in the USA and accounts for 90% of total US wine production."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Biancalana, A (2002). United States of America. ABC Wine: DiWine Taste. 11 pages. Retrieved February 1, 2007 from http://www.diwinetaste.com/dwt/en200622.pdf
• Geisler, M. (2006). Wine industry profile. Agriculture. 5 pages. Marketing Resource Center
• Insel B, et al. (2007). US wine, grapes, and grape products contribute $162 billion to economy. Wine Institute. 4 pages. Retrieved February 1, 2007 from http://www.wineinstitute.org/industry/statistics/2006/us_wine_economic_impact.php
• Summer, D. A. et al. (2001). An economic survey of the wine and the winegrape industry in the USA and Canada. University of California. 35 pages. Retrieved February 1, 2007 from http://aic.ucdavis.edu/research1/Winegrape.pdf

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