Interesting Sonoma County Wine Facts

Sonoma County has more than 62,000 acres of grapes and about 1,800 grape growers

• Three years = time from vineyard planting to first crop

• 500-2,000 vines are planted per acre

• 5-7 tons of grapes produced per acre

• 362,000 tons of grapes crushed in 2020, at an average price of $2,800 per ton

• 1 acre of grapes = 3,958 bottles of wine

• 1 acre of grapes = 15,940 glasses of wine

1 barrel of wine =

740 pounds of grapes
59 gallons of wine
24.6 cases of wine
295 bottles of wine
1,475 glasses of wine

1 case of wine =

30 pounds of grapes (468 ounces)
307.2 ounces of wine
12 bottles of wine
60 glasses of wine

1 bottle of wine =

2.4 pounds of grapes (39 ounces)
5 glasses of wine

• Courtesy Sonoma County Tourism

Underground Wine Barrel Storage