Fun Facts from Sonoma County Grape Growers Association

 Sonoma County: 52 miles wide, 47 miles long, 190 wineries

 

Sonoma County Total Acreage: 1,050,000

 

Grape Acres in 2000: 55,877

 

Grape Value: $390 million, 67% of Ag total.

 

Leading acreage:

Chard: 16,100

SB: 2,100

Other: 1,600

 

CS: 11,000

Merlot: 7,600

PN: 8,600

Zin: 5,100

Others: 3,800

 

Sonoma County population:

1970: 204,000

2000: 450,000

Sonoma County grape acres:

1970: 12,600

2000: 55,877

Sonoma County had 23,500 acres of grapes in 1893.

 

Single acre Sonoma County Vineyard Averages:

5 tons of grapes or 10,000 lbs.

13.5 barrels of wine or 7,552 oz

797 gallons of wine at 128 oz.

3985 bottles of wine

 

One barrel of wine contains:

740 pounds of grapes

59 gallons

24.6 cases of wine

 

One case of wine contains:

30 lbs of grapes

307 oz. Of wine

12 bottles

 

One bottle of wine contains:

2.4 pounds of grapes