National rank:
2nd largest premium wine producer in the United States

Number of wineries:
900+

Number of wine grape growers:
350+

Varieties produced:
Nearly 70

Number of AVA's:
14

Ratio of red to white:
64% red to 36% white

Wine production:
Approx. 17.5 million cases

Wine grape acreage:
55,000+ acres

Record harvest:
2016 with 270,000 tons

Most recent harvest:
2016 with 270,000 tons

Total Economic Impact:
$4.8 Billion

Wine market segment:
Washington State is focused on the premium wine market segment (wines sold for $8 and higher).

Average hours of summer sunlight:
16 hours per day, about 1 more hour than California's prime growing region

Annual rainfall:
Eight inches (20.32 cm) in Eastern Washington (the major grape growing region) 35-38 inches (96 cm) in Western Washington

Wine grape acreage growth

Acreage data provided by the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers (WAWGG) unless otherwise noted.

• 1993 - 11,100 acres (4,492 hectares)
• 1997 - 17,000 acres (6,880 hectares)
• 1999 - 24,000 acres (9,712 hectares)
• 2002 - 28,000 acres (11,331 hectares)
• 2003 - 29,000 acres (11,736 hectares)
• 2004 - 30,000 acres (12,140 hectares)
• 2005 - 30,000 acres (12,140 hectares)
• 2006 - 31,000 acres (12,545 hectares)
• 2007 - 31,000 acres (12,545 hectares)
• 2008 - 34,000 acres (13,759 hectares)
• 2009 - 36,000 acres (14,568 hectares)
• 2010 - 40,000 acres (16,187 hectares)
• 2011 - 43,000 acres (17,401 hectares)
• 2012 - 43,000 acres (17,401 hectares)
• 2013 - Approx. 50,000 acres (20,234 hectares)
• 2016 - Approx. 55,000 (22,257 hectares)

Winery growth

• 1981 - 19 wineries
• 1996 - 80 wineries
• 1997 - 101 wineries
• 1998 - 129 wineries
• 1999 - 160 wineries
• 2000 - 163 wineries
• 2001 - 170 wineries
• 2002 - 208 wineries
• 2003 - 240 wineries
• 2004 - 300 wineries
• 2005 - 360 wineries
• 2006 - 460 wineries
• 2007 - 540 wineries
• 2008 - 580 wineries
• 2009 - 650 wineries
• 2010 - 700 wineries
• 2011 - 740 wineries
• 2012 - 760 wineries
• 2013 - 800 wineries
• 2014 - 850 wineries
• 2015 - 890 wineries
• 2016 - 900 wineries
• 2017 - 900 + wineries

Wine production growth

• 1985 - 17,000 tons
• 1996 - 35,000 tons
• 1997 - 62,000 tons
• 1998 - 70,000 tons
• 1999 - 70,000 tons
• 2000 - 90,000 tons
• 2001 - 100,000 tons
• 2002 - 115,000 tons
• 2003 - 112,000 tons
• 2004 - 107,000 tons
• 2005 - 110,000 tons
• 2006 - 120,000 tons
• 2007 - 127,000 tons
• 2008 - 145,000 tons
• 2009 - 156,000 tons
• 2010 - 160,000 tons
• 2011 - 142,000 tons
• 2012 - 188,000 tons
• 2013 - 210,000 tons
• 2014 - 227,000 tons
• 2015 - 222,000 tons
• 2016 - 270,000 tons

Last updated January 2018