Wine Consumption In The U.S.

Year	Total Wine per Resident ¹	Total Wine Gallons	Total Table Wine Gallons ²
2012	2.73 gals	856 million	749 million
2011	2.68 gals	836 million	724 million
2010	2.53 gals	784 million	681 million
2009	2.49 gals	763 million	666 million
2008	2.45 gals	746 million	650 million
2007	2.46 gals	742 million	647 million
2006	2.40 gals	717 million	628 million
2005	2.34 gals	691 million	609 million
2004	2.26 gals	665 million	589 million
2003	2.20 gals	639 million	570 million
2002	2.14 gals	617 million	552 million
2001	2.01 gals	574 million	512 million
2000	2.01 gals	568 million	507 million
1999	2.02 gals	543 million	475 million
1998	1.95 gals	526 million	466 million
1997	1.94 gals	519 million	461 million
1996	1.89 gals	500 million	439 million
1995	1.77 gals	464 million	404 million
1994	1.77 gals	459 million	395 million
1993	1.74 gals	449 million	381 million
1992	1.87 gals	476 million	405 million
1991	1.85 gals	466 million	394 million
1990	2.05 gals	509 million	423 million
1989	2.11 gals	524 million	432 million
1988	2.24 gals	551 million	457 million
1987	2.39 gals	581 million	481 million
1986	2.43 gals	587 million	487 million
1985	2.43 gals	580 million	478 million
1984	2.34 gals	555 million	401 million
1983	2.25 gals	528 million	402 million
1982	2.22 gals	514 million	397 million
1981	2.20 gals	506 million	387 million
1980	2.11 gals	480 million	360 million
1979	1.98 gals	444 million	325 million
1978	1.96 gals	435 million	305 million
1977	1.82 gals	401 million	262 million
1976	1.73 gals	376 million	228 million
1975	1.71 gals	368 million	209 million
1974	1.64 gals	349 million	192 million
1973	1.64 gals	347 million	185 million
1972	1.61 gals	337 million	170 million
1971	1.48 gals	305 million	155 million
1970	1.31 gals	267 million	133 million
1969	1.17 gals	236 million	112 million
1968	1.07 gals	214 million	96 million
1967	1.03 gals	203 million	88 million
1966	0.98 gals	191 million	79 million
1965	0.98 gals	190 million	74 million
1964	0.97 gals	186 million	70 million
1963	0.93 gals	176 million	64 million
1962	0.90 gals	168 million	60 million
1961	0.94 gals	172 million	57 million
1960	0.91 gals	163 million	53 million
1959	0.89 gals	156 million	48 million
1958	0.89 gals	155 million	47 million
1957	0.89 gals	152 million	45 million
1956	0.90 gals	150 million	45 million
1955	0.88 gals	145 million	43 million
1954	0.88 gals	142 million	42 million
1953	0.89 gals	141 million	40 million
1952	0.88 gals	138 million	38 million
1951	0.83 gals	127 million	36 million
1950	0.93 gals	140 million	36 million
1949	0.89 gals	133 million	32 million
1948	0.84 gals	122 million	28 million
1947	0.67 gals	97 million	23 million
1946	1.00 gals	140 million	37 million
1945	0.71 gals	94 million	27 million
1944	0.74 gals	99 million	36 million
1943	0.73 gals	98 million	38 million
1942	0.84 gals	113 million	32 million
1941	0.76 gals	101 million	29 million
1940	0.68 gals	90 million	27 million
1939	0.59 gals	77 million	n/a
1938	0.52 gals	67 million	n/a
1937	0.52 gals	67 million	n/a
1936	0.47 gals	60 million	n/a
1935	0.36 gals	46 million	n/a
1934	0.26 gals	33 million	n/a

¹All wine types including sparkling wine, dessert wine, vermouth, other special natural and table wine. Based upon Bureau of the Census estimated resident population. Per capita consumption will be higher if based on legal drinking age population.
²Because of changes in reporting, these numbers include all still wines not over 14 percent alcohol. History revised.
Source: Wine Institute/ Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates.

Revised on Mar 14, 2013

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