Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Monthly Statistical Report - Wines
January 1997
 
STATISTICAL RELEASE 
 
January
ITEM
 1997 1996
 
(Wine Gallons)
STILL WINES (BULK)
Production:
Removed from fermenters (1) 12,896,040 14,279,512
Increases after fermentation:
By sweetening 1,862,761 2,590,766
By addition of wine spirits 561,744 888,686
By amelioration 635,916 662,415
Production, total 15,956,461 18,421,379
Withdrawals:
Taxable:
Not over 14% alcohol ($1.07 per gallon) 652,560 46,166
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol ($1.57) 21,863 16,023
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol ($3.15) 5 1
Taxable, total 674,428 62,190
Tax-free:
Production of effervescent wines 1,271,278 730,822
Production of vinegar 181,420 168,337
Production of non-beverage wine:
Not over 14% alcohol 330,222 165,719
Over 14% alcohol 277,037 347,611
For use as distilling material 2/ 819,865 949,456
Exports 278,540 724,248
Tax-free, total 3,158,362 3,086,193
Stocks end-of-month total:
Not over 14% alcohol 437,947,921 380,323,548
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol 30,440,918 25,657,879
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol 3,115,100 2,598,943
Stocks end-of-month, total 471,503,939 408,580,370
STILL WINES (BOTTLED)
Bottled (3) 35,289,030 32,227,628
Taxable withdrawals:
Not over 14% alcohol 27,428,345 27,496,872
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol 2,154,643 2,342,298
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol 2 16
Taxable withdrawals, total 29,582,990 29,839,186
Tax-free, export 2,305,006 1,699,568
Withdrawals, total 31,887,996 31,538,754
Stocks end-of-month:
Not over 14% alcohol 61,269,508 54,269,757
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol 3,449,024 2,982,346
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol 119 36
Stocks end-of-month, total 64,718,651 57,252,139
EFFERVESCENT WINES (BULK AND BOTTLED)
Produced 1,307,484 714,798
Bottled 753,052 1,355,004
Taxable withdrawals:
Artificially carbonated 21,833 14,515
Naturally carbonated 1,752,084 855,299
Taxable withdrawals, total 1,773,917 869,814
Tax-free, export 68,180 85,194
Withdrawals, total 1,842,097 955,008
Stocks end-of-month 13,815,147 12,244,712
SPECIAL NATURAL WINES 
VERMOUTH:
Production 231,121 2,976
Taxable withdrawals 182,394 167,389
Stocks end-of-month 1,539,038 1,806,718
OTHER SPECIAL NATURAL WINE 
Production:
Not over l4% alcohol 2,212,966 2,011,691
Over l4% alcohol 110,312 517,193
Artificially carbonated 2 21,422
Naturally carbonated 572 2,481
Total 2,323,852 2,552,787
Taxable withdrawals:
Not over l4% alcohol 1,786,034 1,612,804
Over l4% alcohol 317,449 576,360
Artificially carbonated 6,552 5,575
Naturally carbonated 15,611 11,345
Total 2,125,646 2,206,084
Stocks end-of-month:
Not over l4% alcohol 2,917,727 3,339,162
Over l4% alcohol 339,295 758,236
Artificially carbonated 26,611 29,107
Naturally carbonated 49,655 290,849
Total 3,333,288 4,417,354
27 CFR 24.218 Wines (Wine Coolers)
Production 961,208 3,935,452
Taxable withdrawals 413,164 2,567,827
Stocks end-of-month 1,219,226 4,398,217
DISTILLING MATERIAL
Production: California 2,827,131 6,598,601
Florida 0 0 
Others 0 0 
Removed to distilled spirits plants 3,040,844 6,175,515
VINEGAR STOCKS
Removed to vinegar plants 1,394 0
 By State

Bulk Wine
Gallons
By State
Still Wines
Special Natural Wines
Taxable withdrawals
Stocks end-of-month
Vermouth
 Production (1) Not  
over  
14% alcohol
 Over 14% alcohol
 Not  
over  
14% alcohol		  Over  
14%  
alcohol  
 		 Production  Taxable Withdrawals  Stocks   
End-of-Month
Arizona 0  400  0  24,044  450  0  0  0 
Arkansas 0  0  0  3,617  300  0  0  0 
California 9,316,009  154,061  13,281  420,049,240  29,778,935  225,818  176,951  1,506,758 
Colorado 0  0  0  69,311  0  0  0  0 
Connecticut 8,755  0  0  27,927  0  0  0  0 
Florida 6,251  0  0  40,127  838  0  0  0 
Georgia 70,495  5,021  772  266,154  206,854  110  110  1 
Illinois 0  0  0  69,397  8,632  0  0  0 
Indiana 10,277  0  0  28,856  889  0  0  0 
Kentucky 46,588  0  9  0  218,265  0  0  0 
Maine 47  0  0  3,710  0  0  0  0 
Maryland 1,215  0  0  34,943  0  0  0  0 
Massachusetts 6,719  0  0  51,950  252  0  0  0 
Mississippi 0  0  0  17,475  0  0  0  0 
Missouri 28,574  0  0  160,422  13,046  0  0  0 
New Jersey 85,959  0  0  67,595  0  0  659  31 
New Mexico 2,575  6,339  0  127,109  730  0  0  0 
New York 2,109,582  0  2,607  3,936,166  3,021,808  4,147  4,580  26,311 
North Carolina 16,075  0  0  33,119  0  0  0  0 
Ohio 228,320  3,840  1,895  543,007  205,479  21  335  4,508 
Oregon 140,372  0  0  2,021,191  47,473  0  0  238 
Pennsylvania 93,261  0  0  262,592  0  0  0  0 
Tennessee 1,020  0  0  65,674  0  0  0  0 
Texas 3,697  13,669  3,304  900,898  7,780  0  0  0 
Vermont 101,213  0  0  179,897  0  0  0  0 
Virginia 14,479  241  0  263,224  2,614  0  0  0 
Washington 548,999  468,989  0  8,426,876  29,062  0  0  0 
Wisconsin 680  0  0  20,792  0  0  0  0 
Others 2/ 54,878  0  0  252,608  12,611  1,025  359  1,191 
Total 12,896,040  652,560  21,868  437,947,921  33,556,018  231,121  182,994  1,539,038 
 
Bulk Wine 
Gallons 
By State
 Special Natural Wines
Effervescent Wine
Other 
Taxable Withdrawals
Production Taxable 
With- 
drawals		 Stocks 
end-of- 
month		 Production Artificially 
Carbonated 
wines		 Naturally 
Carbonated 
wines		 Stocks 
end-of- 
month
Arkansas 0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
California
2,199,112
 1,949,000 3,197,000
1,176,701
0
3
 9,069,526
Michigan 267  12  1,507  995  0  0  16,090 
Missouri 0  0  0  0  0  0  6,324 
New Jersey 136  19  126  0  0  0  370 
New Mexico 0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
New York 119,729  170,146  127,439  127,430  0  0  303,298 
Ohio 0  147  946  0  0  0  19,282 
Oregon 0  1,861  471  0  0  0  19,642 
Pennsylvania 2  219  3,042  27  0  0  2,093 
Washington 0  0  0  2,331  0  0  191,200 
Wisconsin 0  0  0  0  0  0  92 
Others 2/ 4,606  4,242  2,757  0  0  0  50,297 
Total 2,323,852  2,125,646  3,333,288  1,307,484  0  3  9,678,214 
 
 
Bulk Wine
Gallons
By State
Still Wines
Effervescent Wines
 Bottled Taxable withdrawals
Stocks end-of-month
  Bottled   Taxable withdrawals Stocks
end-of- 
month
Not  
over  
14% alcohol
 Over 14% alcohol
 Not  
over  
14% alcohol		  Over  
14%  
alcohol  
 		 Artifically 
Carbonated 
Wine		 Naturally 
Carbonated 
Wine
Arizona 760 1,121 0 8,546 0 0 0 0 39
Arkansas 108 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
California 29,961,949 24,253,436 1,119,730 50,796,129 2,754,296 628,727 10,029 1,609,357 3,881,719
Colorado 9,291 1,572 104 33,657 4,286 0 0 5 79
Connecticut 7,334 7,438 0 31,764 0 0 0 5 67
Florida 6,919 3,985 41 11,602 367 256 0 260 1,295
Georgia 67,549 15,916 13,300 417,676 3,877 0 0 0 0
Illinois 14,366 150,932 51 813,695 1,653 0 0 8 6
Indiana 66,030 124,896 0 185,657 0 190 0 0 156
Maine 163 83 0 2,979 0 0 0 0 847
Maryland 5,293 2,470 2,016 12,092 0 0 0 10 45
Massachusetts 3,888 2,215 0 29,705 0 190 0 63 326
Mississippi 1,081 863 0 4,847 0 0 0 0 0
Missouri 3,325 8,197 176 58,251 2,652 327 210 101 2,979
New Jersey 7,503 403,037 20,437 393,302 28,872 400 0 6,447 17,811
New Mexico 758 1,259 117 15,996 240 0 0 59 392
New York 2,589,519 1,157,736 986,315 1,355,392 577,276 120,695 11,425 89,526 157,636
North Carolina 22,878 11,375 0 46,742 1,035 261 0 198 357
Ohio 133,900 109,662 5,321 138,087 26,344 162 0 942 3,763
Oregon 170,099 343,839 4,778 2,203,377 26,619 458 103 530 6,625
Pennsylvania 9,733 12,200 0 97,131 0 263 66 494 1,055
Tennessee 2,331 2,840 0 30,121 0 79 0 79 0
Texas 116,549 120,484 378 186,102 3,771 0 0 16 877
Vermont 173,109 195,519 0 15,580 0 0 0 0 0
Virginia 6,993 21,430 0 188,246 0 292 0 142 2,748
Washington 1,869,830 445,442 1,326 4,025,465 15,412 6 0 43,557 53,591
Wisconsin 4,265 3,072 86 13,992 506 3 0 5 188
Others 1/ 33,507 27,222 469 153,375 1,937 743 0 277 4,332
Total 35,289,030 27,428,345 2,154,645 61,269,508 3,449,143 753,052 21,833 1,752,081 4,136,933