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Home > Press Room > Statistics > Number of California Wineries

Number of California Wineries

Bonded winery premises include every licensed production facility of single firms or individuals, licensed warehouses, experimental wineries and wineries with no casegoods production or fermentation capacity. Bonded winery licenses are issued by U.S. Tax and Trade Bureau for the purpose of designating a tax-paid environment for wine.

Bonded Wineries

Year California United States
2016 4,653 11,496
2015 4,416 10,736
2014 4,285 10,397
2013 4,061 9,636
2012 3,754 8,798
2011 3,540 8,151
2010 3,364 6,851
2009 2,972 6,694
2008 2,843 6,362
2007 2,687 5,950
2006 2,447 5,416
2005 2,275 4,925
2004 2,059 4,352
2003 1,869 3,870
2002 1,704 3,461
2001 1,562 3,175
2000 1,450 2,894
1999 1,364 2,674
1998 1,185 2,338
1997 1,011 1,988
1996 877 1,755
1995 944 1,820
1994 922 1,772
1993 866 1,683
1992 845 1,648
1991 827 1,623
1990 807 1,610
1989 799 1,573
1988 775 1,541
1987 750 1,453
1986 739 1,455
1985 712 1,367
1984 676 1,246
1983 641 1,172
1982 606 1,084
1981 576 1,021
1980 508 920
1975 330 579
1970 240 441
1965 232 424
1960 256 500
1955 360 679
1950 428 879
1945 414 903
1940 474 1,090

Source: U.S. Tax and Trade Bureau and Wine Institute. History Revised
For further information on bonded wineries, see this page for a list of wine producers and blenders: https://www.ttb.gov/foia/frl.shtml

Revised on Jun 19, 2017


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