Wine by the numbers

44,000: Acres of Washington wine grapes

185,000: Estimated tons of Washington grapes in 2012

142,000: Tons of Washington wine grapes in 2011

160,000: Previous record harvest in tons, 2010

739: Washington wineries in 2011

19: Washington wineries in 1981

20.1 million: Gallons of Washington wine in 2010

2 million: Gallons of wine in 1981

$1 billion: Washington wine sales revenue

$8.6 billion: Total economic impact of wine industry for state

3: Rank of wine grapes among agricultural crops in economic benefits to state (behind apples and cherries)

2: Washington’s rank among wine-producing states (behind California)

2: Grant County’s rank among Washington’s wine production (behind Benton County)

21: Percent of Washington’s wine produced in Grant County

Source: Stonebridge Research: Economic Impact of Washington Wine, 2011