08.04.2016  
 

CA wine industry impact grows to $114 billion

San Francisco, Calif.—The California wine industry delivered an economic impact of $57.6 billion to the state’s economy and $114.1 billion to the national economy in 2015, according to a new report commissioned by the Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers.

California wineries and vineyards also directly and indirectly generate 325,000 jobs in California and 786,000 jobs across the nation. The report, “The Economic Impact of California Wine and Grapes 2015” was prepared by John Dunham & Associates of New York and presented at a joint informational hearing of the California Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Assembly Select Committee on Wine held at the University of California, Davis.

The authors of the report found that the state’s economic impact grew 17% and the national impact rose by 19% over the past seven years despite the Recession. The report also found the wine industry’s national economic impact included $34.9 billion in wages, $15.2 billion in tax revenues and $249 in charitable donations

The report measured the full economic impact of the wine and grape industries in terms of employment, wages, taxes, tourism spending and visits, and charitable giving. It uses a standard methodology, known as the IMPLAN model that developed by the U.S. Forest Service and University of Minnesota.

More statistics on the Californian wine industry can be found by clicking here.

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