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Quick Facts: Wineries

• There are 61 wineries licensed in Maryland.
• Boordy Vineyards is Maryland’s oldest winery (1945); Crow Vineyards is the newest winery in Maryland open to the public (2012).
• The East Coast's wine industries share similar climate and latitude of many of Europe's historic winegrowing regions (MD is 39ºN, as are Portugal, Spain, Southern Italy and Greece).

Quick Facts: Wine Sales and Distribution

• Maryland wineries sold 345,599 gallons (approximately 1,744,275 bottles) of wine in fiscal year 2011 – a 11.6% increase over 2010.
• Annual sales of Maryland wine in FY11 are estimated at $24.4 million (estimated $15/bottle on average).
• Maryland’s wineries produce over 420 different wines.
• Maryland wine is sold at more than 800 retailers and is served at over 300 restaurants.

Year	Gallons Sold	Bottles (apx)	Sales/Ave	%Change
2011	345,599	1,744,275	$24,419,849	11.6%
2010	309,666	1,562,917	$21,880,841	11.3%
2009	278,117	1,403,686	$19,651,605	2.9%
2008	270,280	1,364,133	$19,097,859	18.2%
2007	228,657	1,154,056	$16,156,787	19.2%
2006	191,859	968,333	$13,556,659	18.6%
2005	161,782	816,533	$11,431,464	16.3%
2004	139,076	701,931	$9,827,039	23.3%
2003	112,837	569,500	$7,973,005	13.2%
2002	99,701	503,202	$7,044,822	14.7%
2001	86,954	438,866	$6,144,125	2.2%

Quick Facts: Vineyards

• Maryland's wineries grow most of the grapes in the state – comprising nearly 120 acres of vineyards.
• The wineries also support an increasingly expanding commercial grape growing industry.
• Maryland grape growers harvest an average of 800 tons a year.
• There are more than 450 acres of grapevines planted in Maryland.
• There are more than 200 members in the Maryland Grape Growers Association.

Quick Facts: Commercial Grape Growing
The wineries support an increasingly expanding commercial grape growing industry, represented by the Maryland Grape Growers Association.