Do you enjoy wine? If so, you’re among 45 percent of Americans. Eleven percent even drink it daily. The popularity of wine is increasing in the U.S., with a rise of 20 million gallons from 2011 to 2012. More women drink wine than men, with 52 percent of women choosing wine as their favorite alcoholic drink. The U.S. is now the largest wine market in the world, consuming 13 percent of the wine produced globally.
The average price of a bottle of table wine in the U.S. is $6.30. Chardonnay is the most popular wine to be purchased in the U.S. In 2012, $34.6 billion was spent on wine in the U.S. alone. There are 175,000 retail outlets and 332,000 restaurants and bars where Americans can purchase wine. 90% of the wine produced in the U.S. comes from California, the state that also contains five of the top U.S. wine destinations.
Wine retains its optimum taste when it is stored horizontally, in a dark place at the correct temperature and humidity. Exact tips and more information about America’s interest in wine can be found in the infographic below presented by SpareFoot.
