1997 OREGON WINERY REPORT

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1 199 OREGON WINERY REPORT May 8, 1998 Frequency: Annual Oregon's wine industry continues to grow -- The total number of wineries in Oregon increased by to In wineries crushed 18,9 tons of grapes, 2 percent more than the 199 vintage. -- Cooperage capacity increased percent from the prior year. -- Sales during 199 totaled 12 percent more than in Wine inventory on January 1, 1998 was up 1 percent from a year earlier. -- This year's crush was percent estate grown, percent grown by other Oregon vineyards and percent grown in other states. Inventory includes both bottled case goods and gallons of bulk storage converted to case equivalents. The figures include bonded and tax-paid inventory, regardless of location, owned by wineries. Grape wines from the 199 vintage plus fruit and berry wines made in 199 were the most recent included in the inventory table. Sales include only grape wines. Wineries reported unfilled grape crushing needs of 51 tons in 199. Reported needs were: Pinot Noir, 28 tons; Pinot Gris, 112 tons; Merlot, 8 tons; White Riesling, 2 tons; Cabernet Sauvignon 1 tons;

2 Gewurztraminer, 1 tons. This report was published by the Oregon Agricultural Statistics Service with the cooperation of the Oregon Wine Advisory Board, the Oregon Winegrowers Association and the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Funding was provided by the Oregon Wine Advisory Board. Oregon wineries: Number, crush, outshipments and cooperage, by county, All wineries Wineries crushing grapes Wine grapes crushed Crushed grapes shipped out of Oregon Total cooperage County Number Number Number Number Tons Tons Tons Tons 1, Gallons 1, Gallons Douglas Lane 8 2,55 2, Marion 1,2 1, Polk ,119 2, Washington ,5 2, Yamhill ,8, ,2. 1,25. Other Willamette Valley 1/ Rogue Valley 2/ ,.1. All others / Total ,191 18,9 1 91,.,28. 1/ Benton, Clackamas, Linn and Multnomah counties. 2/ Jackson and Josephine counties. / Clatsop, Deschutes, Hood River, Tillamook and Umatilla counties. Oregon wineries: Crush, by type of acquisition and county, 199 and 199 totals

3 County Estate grown Purchased Custom crush All crush, 199 All crush, 199 Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Douglas Lane 1 2,2 19 2,91 2,55 Marion 18 1,1 1,58 1,2 Polk 9 1,2 25 2,82 2,119 Washington 1, ,1 2,5 Yamhill 2,2,18 2,8,8 Other Willamette Valley 1/ Rogue Valley 2/ , 85 All others / Total, 199,89 1, ,9 -- Total, 199 5,82 9, ,191 1/ Benton, Clackamas, Linn and Multnomah counties. 2/ Jackson and Josephine counties. / Clatsop, Deschutes, Hood River, Tillamook and Umatilla counties. Oregon wineries: Crush, by variety and county, 199 and 199 totals County Cabern et Sauvignon Chardonna y Gewur z- tramine r Merl ot Muller Thurga u Pino t Gris Pino t Noir Sauv - igno n Blan c White Rieslin g All other s All varieties Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Douglas Lane , ,91 2,55 Marion ,58 1,2 Polk , ,82 2,119 Washingt ,1 2,5

4 on Yamhill 128 1, , ,8,8 Other Willamett e Valley 1/ Rogue Valley 2/ , 85 All others / Total, 199 9, Total, 199 9, , 1,9 5,1 59 1,2 1,11 2, 85 1, , ,19 1 Oregon wineries: Equivalent wine production, / Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Case s Cases Cases Cases Cases 199 5,1 1 28,2 5 2,98,5 25,9 1, 1 5,,1 8 89, 8,8 1,1, , ,5 1,9 2 8,51 2,9 1 11,1,55 5,5 9,8 1, ,1 1/ Benton, Clackamas, Linn and Multnomah counties. 2/ Jackson and Josephine counties. / Clatsop, Deschutes, Hood River, Tillamook and Umatilla counties. / Equivalent wine production equals tons crushed times 15 gallons per ton divided by 2.8 cases per gallon. Oregon wineries: Crush, by origin and variety, Oregon Estate Other Oregon All Oregon Grown in other states All crush

5 grown grown grown Variety Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay 1,25 1,2 2,1 2,5,8,29 1,28,25 Gewurztraminer Merlot Muller Thurgau Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris 98 1, 1, 1,9 2, 2 1,95 2, Pinot Noir 2,55 2,2,9,299,22, ,,1 Sauvignon Blanc White Riesling ,9 1,2 58 1,5 1,2 Zinfandel All others Total 5,82,89 9,59 11,19 1,81 1, ,191 18,9 Oregon wineries: Crush, by use, variety and wine type, Varietal Sparkling Proprietary or generic All Uses Variety and wine type Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Cabernet Sauvignon, red Cabernet Sauvignon, blush Chardonnay,29, ,28,25 Gewurztraminer Merlot Muller Thurgau Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris 1,95 2, 1 1,95 2, Pinot Noir, red 5,91, ,25,9

6 Pinot Noir, blush Sauvignon Blanc White Riesling 1,8 1, 1 1 1,5 1,2 Zinfandel All Others Total 1,22 18, ,191 18,9 Oregon wineries: Inventory, by vintage, variety and wine type, January 1, 199 & / Variety and wine type 1995 vintage January 1, 199 January 1, and earlier vintages All vintages Share of total 199 vintage 1995 and earlier vintages All vintages Share of total Cases Cases Cases Percent Cases Cases Cases Percent Cabernet Sauvignon, red 1,951 19,2,5. 1,9 1,1,995. Cabernet Sauvignon, blush 5,,.8 1, 5 2,.2 Chardonnay 115,5 8, , ,2,92 198, Gewurztraminer 11,58,22 15, ,285,215 1,5 1. Merlot 8,1, 1,9 1. 1,5 1,218 2,58 2. Muller Thurgau 5,99 92,92.8,9 2,2.8 Pinot Blanc 1,58 1,15 2,19.,8 2,99,8. Pinot Gris,19 5,15 52,2.1,9 2,592 1,28. Pinot Noir, red 22, 1,5 2, ,19 1,15 2,2.9 Pinot Noir, blush,9 2,52 5,52.,2 1, 5,92. Sauvignon Blanc,5,8 12,285 1.,,929 11, 1.2 White Riesling,2 21, 1,88.2 2,512 18,955 1,. Zinfandel 9, , 1. 8,985 1,152 1,1 1.1 Other red varietal 2,885 1,92,.5 1,5,815 5,55. Other white varietal,9 1,21 1,22 2.,1 5,11 11, Red blends 2, 1,82,58.5,1 8,11 12,2 1. White blends 2, , ,112.1 Blush blends 1,512 1, ,85 1,85.2

7 All sparkling wines 9,8, 5, ,2,8 51,91 5. Total 55,192 5,21 855, 1. 58,92 92,82 91, 1. Oregon wineries: Equivalent inventory, by vintage, January 1,199 & / Gallons Gallons Gallons Gallons Gallons Gallons Total 1,9,5 2, 2,5, ,,9 9,821 2,12, / Figures in this table include estimates for incomplete responses. 2/ Equivalent inventory equals cases times 2.8 gallons per case. Oregon wineries: Sales, by variety and wine type, / Variety and wine type Sales Share of total Sales Share of total Still wines: Cases Percent Cases Percent Cabernet Sauvignon, red 18, ,21 2. Chardonnay 15, , Gewurztraminer 1, , 1.8 Muller Thurgau 18, ,15 2. Pinot Blanc 1,2 2.,9. Pinot Gris 5,5.2 81, 9.9 Pinot Noir, red 28, ,21 5. Sauvignon Blanc,22 1.,51. White Riesling 9, ,2 9.8 Other still wines, , All sparkling wines 1,51. 2,5.2 Total 1, , / Figures in this table include estimates for incomplete responses. Oregon wineries: Sales, by wine type and destination, / Chardonnay Pinot Gris Pinot Noir, red White All grape wine

8 Rieseling Destination Oregon Cases 15,5 8 Cases 11, 2/ Case s Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases 2,5 1,59 1, 5,89 5, 28,5 2,1 2 Washington 15,298 1,1 2/,828 2, 2,85,1 5,,5,181 Other States 1,25, 2/ 9, 112,51 19,8 8 8,1 9,52 2, 1,25 8 Exports out of U.S.: 2,2,2 2/ 1,52 11,15 1, ,5 2,51 Canada ,9 8,89 Denmark Japan Netherlands Sweden United Kingdom ,11,8 Other & undesignate d ,,8 Total 15,2 181, , 28,85 292,21 9,2 81,2 1,95 82,1 2 1 Figures in this table include estimates for incomplete responses. 2 Not asked. Non-grape wine summary Eight wineries produced approximately 22,5 gallons of non-grape wines, not including hard apple cider which is taxed as a wine product. Blackberries, raspberries, and loganberries were the leading fruits use d for th ese wines. Other fruits used for wines by commercial wineries in 199 were rhubarb, currants, boysenberries, cranberries and peaches. Honey was also used to make some wine. Some non-grape wines were made from undesignated commodities. This summary includes estimates for incomplete responses. Compiled by: United States Department of Agriculture Oregon Agricultural Statistics Service

9 Homer K. Rowley, State Statistician Ronald F. Kriesel, Deputy State Statistician Douglas C. Marousek, Agricultural Statistician Cooperating with: Oregon Wine Advisory Board Oregon Wine Growers Association Oregon Department of Agriculture