2011 Grape Acreage Report

Apr 23, 2012

Total grape acreage for California inĀ 2011 was 848,000 acres according to the California Grape Acreage Report, released April 17, 2012. Of the total grape acreage, 796,000 were bearing while 52,000 were non-bearing.

The wine-type grape acreage is estimated at 543,000 acres. Of the total acres, 506,000 were bearing and 37,000 were non-bearing. Table-type grape acreage totaled 96,000 acres with 85,000 bearing and 11,000 non-bearing. Acreage of raisin-type grapes totaled 209,000 acres, of which 205,000 were bearing and 4,000 were non-bearing.

The leading wine-type varieties continued to be Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Flame Seedless was the leading table-type grape variety.

Thompson
Seedless
continued to be the leading raisin-type variety and was utilized for raisins, fresh market, concentrate, and wine.

The entire 2011 California Grape Acreage Report, may be found online here.

2011


By Stephen J. Vasquez
Author - Viticulture Farm Advisor
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