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Senders Wine Fun Facts

• One bottle contains 6.25 glasses of wine
• One glass contains 4 ounces
• One glass contains 0 gm of fat and 0 gm of cholesterol
• One glass contains 100-125 calories
• One glass contains 1-2 gm of carbohydrates
• One glass (14% alcohol) contains the equivalent of 1.5 ounces of 80 proof liquor
• One bottle of beer (4% alcohol) contains the equivalent of 1.2 ounces of 80 proof liquor

The number of commercial wineries has tripled in last 20 years

• 3000 commercial wineries in the US
• 1300 commercial wineries in California
• 373 bonded wineries in Napa County
• 4% of California’s wine production is from Napa Valley
• California produces 90% of US wine
• California ranks 4th in wine production behind France, Italy and Spain
• Average annual wine consumption of French per capita—15.81 gallons
• Average annual wine consumption of Germans per capita—6.05 gallons
• Average annual wine consumption of Canadians per capita—2.14 gallons
• Average annual wine consumption of Americans per capita—2.01 gallons
• Average annual soft drink consumption of Americans per capita—55 gallons
• Average annual beer consumption of Americans per capita—22 gallons
• Average annual coffee consumption of Americans per capita—22 gallons
• Average annual bottled water consumption of Americans per capita—11 gallons

One acre has 450 (wide spacing) to 2,200 (dense planting) vines

• One acre produces typically produces 4-5 tons of grapes; some vineyards produce less than 2 tons
• One acre produces 640-800 gallons of wine
• One acre produces 240 – 300 cases of red wine
• One acre produces 2880 – 3600 bottles of red wine
• One acre produces 18,000 – 22,500 glasses of red wine

One vine produces 15-50 clusters of grapes

• Each cluster contains 25-100 grapes
• One vine produces 3-10 bottles of wine or 18-60 glasses of wine annually (low verses high density planting plus variable yields)
• It takes 4 to 12 small clusters to make one bottle of wine
• It takes 400-800 grapes to make one bottle of wine
• It takes 2.8 pounds of grapes to make one bottle of wine
• One barrel of wine contains 825 pounds of grapes
• One barrel of wine contains 59 gallons of wine
• One barrel of wine contains 24.6 cases of wine
• One barrel of wine contains 285 bottles of wine
• One barrel of wine contains 1850 glasses of wine
• One barrel of wine contains a very good time

According to the Wine Institute wineries and vineyards are the second most popular tourist destination in California after Disneyland. A total of 14.8 million tourists visit the state's wine regions each year.

• A French oak barrel cost $1000-1100 in 2008
• A Hungarian oak barrel costs $650-700 in 2008
• An American oak barrel costs $ 350-400 in 2008
• An oak barrel is used 4-6 years before it becomes a planter
• Senders Wines uses French Oak barrels for only 2 vintages