US wine industry: following the Oregon trail

Figures & data

Table 1. Acreage of wine grapes by US state

Year	New York		Washington State		Oregon
	Acreage	Rate of change (%)	Acreage	Rate of change (%)	Acreage	Rate of change (%)
2000	31,500		24,000		10,500
2001	31,500	0.00	27,000	12.50	11,100	5.71
2002	31,000	–1.59	27,000	0.00	12,100	9.01
2003	31,000	0.00	27,000	0.00	13,400	10.74
2004	31,000	0.00	27,000	0.00	13,700	2.24
2005	31,000	0.00	28,000	3.70	14,100	2.92
2006	31,000	0.00	29,500	5.36	15,600	10.64
2007	34,000	9.68	30,500	3.39	17,400	11.54
2008	37,000	8.82	32,000	4.92	19,300	10.92
2009	37,000	0.00	34,000	6.25	19,400	0.52
2010	37,000	0.00	35,000	2.94	20,500	5.67
Average	33,000	1.7	29,182	3.6	15,191	7.0

Source: See Appendix.

Table 2. Prices of wine grapes by state

	New York		Oregon		Washington State
Year	Price ($/ton)	Rate of change (%)	Price ($/ton)	Rate of change (%)	Price ($/ton)	Rate of change (%)
2000	298		1400		899
2001	320	7.38	1480	5.71	897	–0.22
2002	303	–5.31	1470	–0.68	878	–2.12
2003	252	–16.83	1510	2.72	920	4.78
2004	226	–10.32	1660	9.93	925	0.54
2005	216	–4.42	1680	1.20	930	0.54
2006	264	22.22	1750	4.17	942	1.29
2007	273	3.41	1880	7.43	954	1.27
2008	334	22.34	2050	9.04	1030	7.97
2009	366	9.58	1910	–6.83	989	–3.98
2010	389	6.28	2030	6.28	1040	5.16
Average	294.64	3.4%	1711	3.9%	946	1.5%

Source: See Appendix.

Table 3. Number of New York wineries over time increasing, but limited to farm wineries

	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010
2	3	23	37	49	183

Source: NY Wine and Grape Foundation.