BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS MONTHLY STATISTICAL RELEASE - WINES REPORTING PERIOD: OCTOBER 1996

October
1996 1995

(Wine Gallons)

STILL WINES (BULK)
Production:
Removed from fermenters 1/ 95,036,748 132,509,485
Increases after fermentation:
By sweetening 877,671 1,375,241
By addition of wine spirits 407,974 1,399,463
By amelioration 634,274 636,542
Production, total 96,956,667 135,920,731
Withdrawals:
Taxable:
Not over 14% alcohol ($1.07 per gallon) 60,226 33,371
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol ($1.57) 7,164 20,490
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol ($3.15) 4 1
Taxable, total 67,394 53,862
Tax-free:
Production of effervescent wines 3,356,235 2,555,074
Production of vinegar 89,028 9,950
Production of non-beverage wine:
Not over 14% alcohol 335,086 177,085
Over 14% alcohol 341,818 247,220
For use as distilling material 2/ 1,466,008 1,543,967
Exports 376,549 682,099
Tax-free, total 5,964,724 5,215,395
Stocks end-of-month total:
Not over 14% alcohol 372,896,641 375,629,277
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol 30,460,577 24,225,783
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol 1,122,042 2,824,748
Stocks end-of-month, total 404,479,260 402,679,808
STILL WINES (BOTTLED)
Bottled 3/ 34,176,077 33,135,084
Taxable withdrawals:
Not over 14% alcohol 32,976,205 31,498,074
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol 2,598,230 2,146,341
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol 7 20,706
Taxable withdrawals, total 35,574,442 33,665,121
Tax-free, export 1,119,888 2,341,723
Withdrawals, total 36,694,330 36,006,844
Stocks end-of-month:
Not over 14% alcohol 66,726,525 61,462,979
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol 3,835,944 3,031,003
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol 1,023 0
Stocks end-of-month, total 70,563,492 64,493,982
EFFERVESCENT WINES (BULK AND BOTTLED)
Produced 3,570,015 2,765,184
Bottled 3,500,939 3,363,624
Taxable withdrawals:
Artificially carbonated 34,003 22,299
Naturally carbonated 3,618,331 3,934,916
Taxable withdrawals, total 3,652,334 3,957,215
Tax-free, export 65,489 308,235
Withdrawals, total 3,717,823 4,265,450
Stocks end-of-month 14,961,169 36,297,080
SPECIAL NATURAL WINES
VERMOUTH:
Production 104,652 16,453
Taxable withdrawals 231,110 254,436
Stocks end-of-month 1,639,616 1,700,932
OTHER SPECIAL NATURAL WINE
Production:
Not over l4% alcohol 1,033,911 1,677,970
Over l4% alcohol 176,543 12,085
Artificially carbonated 32,115 0
Naturally carbonated 681 251,869
Total 1,243,250 1,941,924
Taxable withdrawals:
Not over l4% alcohol 1,719,353 1,689,619
Over l4% alcohol 483,660 491,429
Artificially carbonated 15,095 12,276
Naturally carbonated 1,582 171,792
Total 2,219,690 2,365,116
Stocks end-of-month:
Not over l4% alcohol 2,312,164 3,868,276
Over l4% alcohol 1,401,625 1,062,501
Artificially carbonated 19,843 22,234
Naturally carbonated 0 298,929
Total 3,733,632 5,251,940
27 CFR 24.218 Wines (Wine Coolers)
Production 2,298,610 1,952,719
Taxable withdrawals 1,817,187 1,075,284
Stocks end-of-month 5,625,518 2,889,119
DISTILLING MATERIAL
Production: California 21,510,916 23,144,159
Florida 0 0
Others 0 0
Removed to distilled spirits plants 19,063,395 34,304,905
VINEGAR STOCKS
Removed to vinegar plants 0 0

NOTE: Vermouth and other special natural still wines taxable withdrawals and stocks are included in still wines. Other special natural carbonated wines taxable withdrawals and stocks are included in effervescent wines.

1/ Excludes substandard wines produced as distilling material for the production of brandy.
2/ Additional wine expressly produced as distilling material.

 

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 6,568 0 0 25,373 0 0 0 0
Arkansas 54,359 0 0 232,053 51,466 0 0 0
California 90,536,002 5,542 2,904 359,160,524 26,333,431 98,130 226,011 1,605,464
Colorado 16,926 0 0 80,735 0 0 0 0
Connecticut 9,857 0 0 25,459 558 0 0 0
Florida 84,590 0 0 67,158 11,367 0 0 0
Georgia 92,694 3,582 444 339,714 214,026 0 0 114
Idaho 70,915 0 0 93,661 0 0 0 0
Illinois 38,056 0 0 27,028 6,882 0 0 0
Indiana 2,121 30 0 31,861 2,672 0 0 0
Kentucky 92,091 0 6 23,151 188,635 0 0 0
Maine 0 0 0 2,165 0 0 0 0
Maryland 31,158 0 0 46,101 4,446 0 0 0
Massachusetts 7,876 0 0 28,619 0 0 0 0
Mississippi 0 0 0 59,948 0 0 0 0
Missouri 62,319 30 0 157,547 59,269 0 0 288
New Jersey 73,673 0 0 53,323 1,834 0 0 0
New Mexico 20,164 0 0 197,688 235 0 0 0
New York 1,934,494 843 2,131 3,729,967 4,618,652 6,522 5,099 33,750
North Carolina 15,252 120 0 40,357 0 0 0 0
Ohio 16,751 5,250 1,683 132,121 7,797 0 0 0
Oregon 318,883 0 0 432,808 38,292 0 0 0
Pennsylvania 33,587 0 0 234,742 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 16,156 2,079 0 70,074 0 0 0 0
Texas 325,459 42,750 0 968,925 13,350 0 0 0
Vermont 136,372 0 0 99,649 0 0 0 0
Virginia 98,562 0 0 235,725 0 0 0 0
Washington 935,344 0 0 6,218,688 29,707 0 0 0
Others 2/ 6,519 0 0 81,477 0 0 0 0
Total 95,036,748 60,226 7,168 372,896,641 31,582,619 104,652 231,110 1,639,616
Bulk Wine 
Gallons 
By State

Special Natural Wines

Effervescent Wine

Production Other Production

Taxable withdrawals

Stocks 
end-of- 
month
Taxable 
Withdrawals		 Stocks 
end-of- 
month		 Artificially 
Carbonated 
wines		 Naturally 
Carbonated 
wines
Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,584
California 1,165,729 2,027,493 3,645,042 3,207,419 0 0 9,641,174
Missouri 0 0 34 0 0 0 3,179
New Jersey 221 33 188 0 0 0 3,327
New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,498
New York 57,579 191,369 79,581 210,334 0 0 367,534
Ohio 0 0 0 0 0 0 507
Oregon 0 0 0 2,928 0 0 84,388
Pennsylvania 120 643 4,662 428 0 0 2,778
Washington 0 0 0 147,479 0 0 258,777
Others 2/ 19,601 152 4,125 1,427 0 0 61,392
Total 1,243,250 2,219,690 3,733,632 3,570,015 0 0 10,426,138

1/ Removed from fermenter exclusive of distilling materials.
2/ Excludes Alaska, Delaware, District of Columbia, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wyoming.

 

Bottled Wine 
Gallons 
By State

Still Wines

Effervescent Wines
Bottled

Taxable withdrawals

Stocks end-of-month Taxable withdrawals
Not 
over 14% 
alcohol		 Over 
14% 
alcohol		 Not over 14% 
alcohol		 Over 14% 
alcohol		 Bottled Artificially 
carbonated 
wines		 Naturally 
carbonated wines		 Stocks end-of-month
Arizona 0 1,354 0 27,095 0 0 0 145 469
Arkansas 0 21,279 11,370 44,062 3,026 0 0 333 932
California 30,940,640 29,382,616 1,442,459 58,248,418 3,184,201 3,177,870 18,071 3,220,349 4,028,510
Colorado 0 3,521 119 33,486 1,664 0 0 4 131
Connecticut 2,361 5,388 69 43,804 607 0 0 17 27
Florida 45,188 32,960 954 69,887 957 145 0 161 632
Georgia 86,233 17,481 8,602 447,584 5,043 0 0 0 0
Idaho 2,656 22,199 0 191,320 0 0 0 2,988 8,900
Illinois 3,245 10,362 2,955 6,611 3,677 0 1,365 11 70
Indiana 53,907 127,560 12 200,806 0 302 273 0 156
Kentucky 32,651 0 27,085 0 17,529 0 0 0 0
Maine 209 1,652 0 2,532 0 0 0 0 847
Maryland 2,316 3,482 0 19,054 0 0 0 33 4
Massachusetts 11,191 7,878 38 35,186 6 0 0 229 829
Mississippi 861 1,383 0 6,041 0 0 0 0 0
Missouri 24,360 49,872 2,407 168,134 21,287 1,134 3,591 542 10,693
New Jersey 10,807 443,954 24,607 266,609 24,661 674 0 16,723 23,537
New Mexico 6,103 6,884 0 18,510 357 0 0 3,408 9,586
New York 2,294,503 1,366,744 1,056,000 1,575,894 443,134 229,642 9,990 272,680 213,961
North Carolina 14,367 22,840 14 51,340 1,066 409 0 575 177
Ohio 4,334 13,662 1,439 21,536 0 25 0 24 321
Oregon 69,093 92,330 11,762 1,282,825 70,212 0 216 1,958 10,463
Pennsylvania 28,820 38,316 0 163,269 0 167 307 48 1,376
Tennessee 11,076 13,979 0 43,285 0 529 140 58 556
Texas 132,986 111,588 675 165,741 3,510 286 50 0 515
Vermont 209,110 189,512 0 37,211 0 0 0 0 0
Virginia 20,741 122,460 0 217,223 0 256 0 441 3,684
Washington 161,480 332,539 6,937 2,373,732 24,560 89,242 0 97,141 216,969
Others 1/ 6,839 532,410 733 965,330 31,470 258 0 463 1,627
Total 34,176,077 32,976,205 2,598,237 66,726,525 3,836,967 3,500,939 34,003 3,618,331 4,534,972

1/ Excludes Alaska, Delaware, District of Columbia, Nebraska, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, and Wyoming.