USA still wines

Over the two and a half centuries of its existence, US winemaking has undergone numerous changes and overcame many obstacles. And although the wine-making boom in the United States began only in the seventies of the XX century, wines from Napa Valley, Sonoma, Monterey, Santa Barbara and other wine-growing regions of California are often in the first places according to international assessments.

California, which began the production of wines in the United States, and is now not only unquestioning, but the overwhelming leader of the American wine industry. About 90% of all vineyards in the United States (299 thousand hectares) are located in California, the rest are in the states of New York (24.5 thousand hectares), Washington (17 thousand hectares), Michigan (9.5 thousand hectares), Pennsylvania (6.5 thousand hectares), Ohio (5.5 thousand hectares). Small vineyards are found in other states as well. California's importance in global winemaking cannot be underestimated. The United States is currently one of the largest grape wine producing countries, ranking 4th in the world in terms of production, with nine out of ten bottles of American wine made from a variety of grape varieties grown in California. This is the most significant non-European production.