BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS MONTHLY STATISTICAL RELEASE - WINES
REPORTING PERIOD: December 1997
December 12 Months Ending December 31
ITEM 1997 1996 1997 1996
(Wine Gallons)
STILL WINES (BULK)
Production:
Removed from fermenters 1/ 50,459,765 26,973,341 534,246,573 460,764,239
Increases after fermentation:
By sweetening 2,036,967 1,109,688 21,478,667 21,627,442
By addition of wine spirits 558,424 472,873 10,447,141 8,151,157
By amelioration 480,790 880,978 6,755,694 7,872,681
Production, total 53,535,946 29,436,880 572,928,075 498,415,519
Withdrawals:
Taxable:
Not over 14% alcohol ($1.07 per gallon) 240,185 398,258 5,241,326 4,838,248
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol ($1.57) 20,477 23,972 734,168 197,505
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol ($3.15) 1 1 35 97,614
Taxable, total 260,663 422,231 5,975,529 5,133,367
Tax-free:
Production of effervescent wines 1,355,536 547,442 21,501,304 18,815,776
Production of vinegar 157,893 112,387 3,765,769 1,358,435
Production of non-beverage wine:
Not over 14% alcohol 529,789 359,044 5,325,263 2,690,456
Over 14% alcohol 293,109 259,130 3,006,181 4,216,681
For use as distilling material 2/ 1,080,557 505,420 11,291,996 10,033,460
Exports 313,378 233,036 7,663,315 7,211,330
Tax-free, total 3,730,262 2,016,459 52,553,828 44,326,138
Stocks end-of-month total:
Not over 14% alcohol 494,575,708 451,108,564
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol 45,496,607 29,049,315
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol 1,263,695 2,642,880
Stocks end-of-month, total 541,336,010 482,800,759
STILL WINES (BOTTLED)
Bottled 30,096,862 28,656,485 404,942,972 441,780,394
Taxable withdrawals:
Not over 14% alcohol 26,687,745 30,560,073 336,653,122 359,803,023
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol 2,253,891 2,169,575 24,867,685 26,324,971
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol 1,828 4,000 1,950 61,863
Taxable withdrawals, total 28,943,464 32,733,648 361,522,757 386,189,857
Tax-free, export 2,405,154 1,808,732 28,479,459 22,647,144
Withdrawals, total 31,348,618 34,542,380 390,002,216 408,837,001
Stocks end-of-month:
Not over 14% alcohol 61,624,310 60,825,897
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol 3,670,083 3,215,153
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol 17,100 4,298
Stocks end-of-month, total 65,311,493 64,045,348
EFFERVESCENT WINES (BULK AND BOTTLED)
Produced 1,454,531 551,083 22,861,181 21,110,238
Bottled 1,633,621 1,414,981 21,933,626 22,413,333
Taxable withdrawals:
Artificially carbonated 8,673 21,088 161,287 221,161
Naturally carbonated 1,930,284 2,172,155 20,974,115 20,892,938
Taxable withdrawals, total 1,938,957 2,193,243 21,135,402 21,114,099
Tax-free, export 96,193 83,647 1,466,544 1,402,009
Withdrawals, total 2,035,150 2,276,890 22,601,946 22,516,108
Stocks end-of-month 10,986,214 8,516,036
NOTE: Vermouth and other special natural still wines taxable withdrawals and stocks are included in still wines. Other special
1/ Excludes substandard wines produced as distilling material for the production of brandy.
2/ Additional wine expressly produced as distilling material.
Date Issued: November 19, 1998
http://www.atf.gov Report Symbol: ATF A:I 5120-3 (10-83)
MONTHLY STATISTICAL RELEASE - WINES (Continued) - December 1997
 
December 12 Months Ending December 31
ITEM 1997 1996 1997 1996
(Wine Gallons)
SPECIAL NATURAL WINES
VERMOUTH:
Production 538,923 269,760 2,222,239 1,623,796
Withdrawals 151,534 208,098 1,950,491 2,513,084
Stocks end-of-month 1,271,997 1,703,399
OTHER SPECIAL NATURAL WINE
Production:
Not over l4% alcohol 1,861,660 1,279,989 12,978,908 14,367,898
Over l4% alcohol 177,804 39,822 2,646,652 4,890,697
Artificially carbonated 267 609 30,279 156,268
Naturally carbonated 38,453 5,174 178,327 58,043
Total 2,078,184 1,325,594 15,834,166 19,472,906
Taxable withdrawals:
Not over l4% alcohol 2,254,667 1,650,167 19,808,250 15,689,597
Over l4% alcohol 277,660 114,327 3,418,605 5,639,869
Artificially carbonated 65 11,701 44,075 95,211
Naturally carbonated 13,827 5,279 143,108 149,815
Total 2,546,219 1,781,474 23,414,038 21,574,492
Stocks end-of-month:
Not over l4% alcohol 2,338,116 1,610,801
Over l4% alcohol 338,612 18,558
Artificially carbonated 217 39,089
Naturally carbonated 91,134 6,531
Total 2,768,079 1,674,979
27 CFR 24.218 Wines (Wine Coolers)
Production 3,680,270 3,243,183 40,078,210 41,514,887
Taxable withdrawals 1,696,375 2,425,299 24,181,835 27,725,462
Stocks end-of-month 4,896,951 6,368,756
DISTILLING MATERIAL
Production: California 2,010,617 3,853,209 78,148,331 110,009,759
Florida 1,276 0 2,012 540
Others 183 0 186,484 0
Removed to distilled spirits plants 1,849,210 5,670,535 100,933,341 90,105,559
VINEGAR STOCKS
Removed to vinegar plants 402 3,072 204,397 1,486,410

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