This Is the State That Drinks the Most Wine, According to Data
HERE'S HOW MUCH YOUR NEIGHBORS LOVE THEIR PINOT.
Whether you're pouring yourself some pinot noir after a long day at work or you're having a crisp chardonnay during Sunday brunch, there's often nothing like a glass of wine to help you escape. In fact, it's the go-to drink of many Americans—in a Gallup survey, wine ranked as the second-favorite adult beverage in the U.S., with 30 percent of participants choosing it as their preferred drink. (Beer earned the top spot with 38 percent.)
In general, alcohol consumption has been rising in the U.S., as reported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and COVID only made those rates soar higher. But some states, it turns out, are drinking more than others.
VinePair used data from the NIAAA, collected from 1977 to 2019 (albeit pre-pandemic), to discover how many gallons of wine the average American drinks a year in each state. And it's clear that one particular place is overflowing with wine lovers, where each resident typically drinks up to 1.2 gallons annually. (By comparison the state that drinks the least wine sees its residents sipping only .11 gallons per year, which is 11 times less.) Want to know which state drinks the most wine of them all, and find out how your state measures up? Grab your rose and read on!
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West Virginia
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.11 gallons
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Kansas
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.14 gallons
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Mississippi
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.18 gallons
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Utah
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.20 gallons
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Oklahoma
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.20 gallons
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Nebraska
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.21 gallons
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South Dakota
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.22 gallons
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Kentucky
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.22 gallons
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Iowa
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.23 gallons
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Arkansas
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.23 gallons
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South Carolina
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.25 gallons
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Georgia
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.25 gallons
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Alabama
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.26 gallons
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Indiana
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.29 gallons
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Ohio
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.31 gallons
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New Mexico
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.31 gallons
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Wyoming
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.32 gallons
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Tennessee
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.32 gallons
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Pennsylvania
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.33 gallons
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Texas
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.34 gallons
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North Dakota
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.34 gallons
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Louisiana
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.34 gallons
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Missouri
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.38 gallons
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Maryland
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.39 gallons
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Wisconsin
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.39 gallons
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Arizona
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.39 gallons
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Michigan
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.40 gallons
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Minnesota
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.44 gallons
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Maine
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.44 gallons
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North Carolina
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.45 gallons
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Illinois
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.45 gallons
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Virginia
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.49 gallons
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Washington
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.51 gallons
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Montana
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.51 gallons
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New York
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.52 gallons
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Florida
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.52 gallons
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Colorado
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.52 gallons
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Alaska
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.53 gallons
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New Jersey
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.57 gallons
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Rhode Island
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.57 gallons
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Oregon
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.58 gallons
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Hawaii
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.59 gallons
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Nevada
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.60 gallons
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Connecticut
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.60 gallons
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California
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.62 gallons
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Massachusetts
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.63 gallons
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Delaware
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.72 gallons
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Vermont
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.78 gallons
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New Hampshire
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.84 gallons
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Idaho
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Average annual amount of wine per person: 1.21 gallons
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