Alice van Ommeren - The Wine Data Researcher

Are AVAs Important to the Wine Industry?

Last week the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) recognized America’s newly established viticultural area, the West Sonoma Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA). It will be the 19th AVA in Sonoma County. What are AVAs again? What should the wine industry know about them? The TTB has defined Read more…

By Alice van Ommeren, 3 yearsJune 1, 2022 ago

Reports

How Wineries Use the California Grape Crush Report

The release of the 2021 Grape Crush Report recently indicated wine grape production in California totaled 3,877,584 tons, a 9.2% increase of grapes crushed from 2020. In terms of varietals, Chardonnay continues to account for the largest percentage of the total crushed at 16.0%. Cabernet Sauvignon makes up the second Read more…

By Alice van Ommeren, 3 yearsMay 24, 2022 ago