California Wine Sales in ’07

Fueled by strong gains in premium California wine volume, California wines sales in the U.S. continued to increase in 2007 to a record high 457 million gallons (192.1 million nine-liter cases), up 2% over the previous year, reports the California Wine Institute. The retail value of these shipments increased 6% to $18.9 billion, according to the year-end summary in the Gomberg-Fredrikson Report.Total California winery shipments to all markets in the U.S. and abroad increased 3% to 554 million gallons (233.2