date:Apr 29, 2014
California wine shipments within the U.S. were 215 million cases in 2013, up 3% from the previous year, with an estimated retail value of $23.1 billion, up 5%.
California wine sales to all markets, both domestic and international, increased 3% by volume to 258 million cases in 2013.
With two record winegrape harvests in 2012 and 2013, California wineries were able to meet consumer demand, and these recent vintages are receiving high praise worldwide, said Robert P. (Bobby) Koch, Wine Institute