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Oregon's wine industry highlights

. In 1998,102 wineries crushed 13,265 tons of grapes, 29 ercent less than from the 1997 vintage and mirroring the smaller grape harvest.

. Cooperage capacity continued to grow, increasing 3 percent from the prior year.

. Sales during 1998 totaled 8 percent more than in 1997.

. Wine inventory on January 1, 1999 was up 28 percent from a year earlier, totaling over one million cases for the first time.

Inventory includes both bottled case goods and gallons of bulk storage converted to case equivalents. Grape wines from the 1997 vintage, plus fruit and berry wines made in 1997 were the most recent included. The inventory figures include bonded and tax-paid inventory, regardless of location within Oregon, owned by wineries.

Wineries reported unfilled grape crushing needs of 1,537 tons in 1998. Reported needs were: Pinot Noir, 996 tons; Merlot, 139 tons; White Riesling, 131 tons; Pinot Gris, 91 tons; Chardonnay, 39 tons; Cabernet Sauvignon, 31 tons; Gewurztraminer, 22 tons; Pinot Blanc, 22 tons; Muller Thurgau, 20 tons; Semillon, 2 tons; and all other varieties, 44 tons.

Funding for this report was provided by the Oregon Wine Advisory Board.

Oregon wineries: Number, crush, outshipments and cooperage, by county, 1997-981/

All
wineries 		Wineries
crushing
grapes 		Wine
grapes
crushed 		Crushed
grapes shipped
out of Oregon
Total
cooperage
County 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998
Number Number Number Number Tons Tons Tons Tons 1,000
Gallons 		1,000
Gallons
Douglas 7 7 7 7 869 877 120 209 215.3 256.3
Lane 7 7 7 7 2,910 1,703 54 -- 599 .6 619 .0
Marion 6 6 6 6 1,548 1,358 14 -- 304 .9 297 .4
Polk 14 12 14 12 2,823 1,809 -- 413 480 .5 563 .3
Washington 9 9 9 9 2,147 1,225 30 -- 532 .5 441 .4
Yamhill 34 33 31 32 6,084 4,044 258 -- 1,425.3 1,439.5
Other Willamette Valley 2/ 16 16 14 15 734 764 15 13 252 .1 299 .2
Rogue Valley 3/ 12 10 10 9 1,360 1,301 -- 83 403 .3 436 .9
All others 4/ 6 5 5 5 194 184 -- 1 64 .5 66 .5
Total 111 105 103 102 18,669 13,265 491 719 4,278.0 4,419.5
1/ Includes estimates for incomplete responses. 2/ Benton, Clackamas, Linn and Multnomah counties.
3/ Jackson and Josephine counties. 4/ Clatsop, Deschutes, Hood River, Tillamook and Umatilla counties.

Oregon wineries: Crush, by type of acquisition and county, 1998 and 1997 totals1/
County Estate grown Purchased Custom crush All crush, 1998 All crush, 1997
Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons
Douglas 276 372 229 877 869
Lane 357 1,235 111 1,703 2,910
Marion 376 982 -- 1,358 1,548
Polk 577 638 594 1,809 2,823
Washington 844 381 -- 1,225 2,147
Yamhill 1,968 2,043 33 4,044 6,084
Other Willamette Valley 2/ 332 430 2 764 734
Rogue Valley 3/ 483 810 8 1,301 1,360
All others 4/ 77 107 -- 184 194
Total, 1998 5,290 6,998 977 13,265 --
Total, 1997 6,789 10,994 886 -- 18,669
1/ Includes estimates for incomplete responses. 2/ Benton, Clackamas, Linn and Multnomah counties.
3/ Jackson and Josephine counties. 4/ Clatsop, Deschutes, Hood River, Tillamook and Umatilla counties.
Oregon wineries: Crush, by variety and county, 1998 and 1997 totals1/

County


Cabernet
Sauv-
ignon

Char-
donnay


Gewurz- traminer


Merlot


Muller
Thurgau


Pinot
Gris


Pinot
Noir


Sauv-
ignon
Blanc

White
Riesling


All
others


All varieties
1998 1997
Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons
Douglas 117 298 22 42 17 20 155 2 54 150 877 869
Lane 31 329 18 21 6 465 650 8 129 46 1,703 2,910
Marion 16 232 17 62 9 180 516 3 209 114 1,358 1,548
Polk 88 316 27 57 11 196 951 12 40 111 1,809 2,823
Washington -- 266 21 -- 91 169 377 12 216 73 1,225 2,147
Yamhill 98 795 53 225 155 473 1,897 26 172 150 4,044 6,084
Other
Willamette Valley 2/
36
128
23
42
4
63
336
--
79
53
764
734
Rogue Valley 3/ 120 301 70 143 25 140 282 24 114 82 1,301 1,360
All others 4/ 45 15 1 39 -- 25 12 -- 30 17 184 194
Total, 1998 551 2,680 252 631 318 1,731 5,176 87 1,043 796 13,265 ---
Total, 1997 906 4,256 444 572 412 2,344 7,140 59 1,424 1,112 -- 18,669



Oregon wineries: Equivalent wine production, 1997-98 5/
Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases Cases

1998
34,727
168,908
15,882
39,769
20,042
109,097
326,218
5,483
65,735
50,168
836,029
--

1997
57,101
268,235
27,983
36,050
25,966
147,731
450,000
3,718
89,748
70,084
--
1,176,618
1/ Includes estimates for incomplete responses. 2/ Benton, Clackamas, Linn and Multnomah counties.
3/ Jackson and Josephine counties. 4/ Clatsop, Deschutes, Hood River, Tillamook and Umatilla counties. 5/ Equivalent wine production equals tons crushed times 150 gallons per ton divided by 2.38 gallons per case.

Oregon wineries: Crush, by origin and variety, 1997-981/
Oregon Grown in
other states
All crush
Estate grown Other Oregon grown All Oregon grown
Variety 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998
Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons
Cabernet Sauvignon 133 84 661 376 794 460 112 91 906 551
Chardonnay 1,672 1,085 2,567 1,585 4,239 2,670 17 10 4,256 2,680
Gewurztraminer 147 131 296 121 443 252 1 -- 444 252
Merlot 50 25 250 354 300 379 272 252 572 631
Muller Thurgau 259 229 153 89 412 318 -- -- 412 318
Pinot Blanc 72 59 97 70 169 129 -- -- 169 129
Pinot Gris 908 651 1,436 1,080 2,344 1,731 -- -- 2,344 1,731
Pinot Noir 2,623 2,241 4,299 2,755 6,922 4,996 218 180 7,140 5,176
Sauvignon Blanc 20 21 39 66 59 87 -- -- 59 87
White Riesling 675 572 749 471 1,424 1,043 -- -- 1,424 1,043
Zinfandel 8 6 170 112 178 118 -- 1 178 119
All others 222 178 452 367 674 545 91 3 765 548
Total 6,789 5,282 11,169 7,446 17,958 12,728 711 537 18,669 13,265
1/ Includes estimates for incomplete responses.

Oregon wineries: Crush, by use, variety and wine type, 1997-981/

Still wines
Sparkling wines
All Uses
Variety and wine type 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998
Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons
Cabernet Sauvignon, red 612 541 -- -- 612 541
Cabernet Sauvignon, blush 294 10 -- -- 294 10
Chardonnay 4,029 2,289 227 391 4,256 2,680
Gewurztraminer 444 252 -- -- 444 252
Merlot 572 631 -- -- 572 631
Muller Thurgau 412 318 -- -- 412 318
Pinot Blanc 169 129 -- -- 169 129
Pinot Gris 2,344 1,731 -- -- 2,344 1,731
Pinot Noir, red 7,007 5,082 87 71 7,094 5,153
Pinot Noir, blush 46 23 -- -- 46 23
Sauvignon Blanc 59 87 -- -- 59 87
White Riesling 1,410 1,015 14 28 1,424 1,043
Zinfandel 178 119 -- -- 178 119
All Others 741 528 24 20 765 548
Total 18,317 12,755 352 510 18,669 13,265
1/ Includes estimates for incomplete responses.

Oregon wineries: Inventory, by vintage, variety and wine type, January 1, 1998 & 19991/
January 1, 1998 January 1, 1999

Variety and wine type


1996
vintage 		1995 and
earlier
vintages
All
vintages 		Share
of
total
1997
vintage 		1996 and
earlier
vintages
All
vintages 		Share
of
total
Cases Cases Cases Percent Cases Cases Cases Percent
Cabernet Sauvignon, red 13,934 31,061 44,995 4 .6 31,801 25,089 56,890 4 .6
Cabernet Sauvignon, blush 1,460 574 2,034 0 .2 360 250 610 0 .1
Chardonnay 135,002 63,920 198,922 20 .5 166,676 86,715 253,391 20 .3
Gewurztraminer 9,285 4,215 13,500 1 .4 18,670 3,652 22,322 1 .8
Merlot 16,350 10,218 26,568 2 .7 42,270 6,236 48,506 3 .9
Muller Thurgau 6,940 462 7,402 0 .8 12,881 1,268 14,149 1 .1
Pinot Blanc 3,876 2,990 6,866 0 .7 5,815 827 6,642 0 .5
Pinot Gris 46,694 24,592 71,286 7 .3 109,148 16,546 125,694 10 .1
Pinot Noir, red 250,109 176,615 426,724 43 .9 348,238 156,164 504,402 40 .4
Pinot Noir, blush 4,602 1,330 5,932 0 .6 2,870 3,487 6,357 0 .5
Sauvignon Blanc 3,474 7,929 11,403 1 .2 3,123 2,900 6,023 0 .5
White Riesling 42,512 18,955 61,467 6 .3 48,236 15,760 63,996 5 .1
Zinfandel 8,985 1,152 10,137 1 .1 678 945 1,623 0 .1
Other red varietals 1,750 3,815 5,565 0 .6 10,741 2,918 13,659 1 .1
Other red varietals, blush2/ -- -- -- -- 2,691 -- 2,691 0 .2
Other white varietal 6,717 5,101 11,818 1 .2 11,186 2,666 13,852 1 .1
Red blends 4,166 8,101 12,267 1 .3 8,642 3,690 12,332 1 .0
White blends 234 878 1,112 0 .1 7,225 1,822 9,047 0 .7
Blush blends 1,845 -- 1,845 0 .2 7,959 112 8,071 0 .6
Fruit and berry wines2/ -- -- -- -- 2,996 9,799 12,795 1 .0
All sparkling wines 21,027 30,874 51,901 5 .3 20,484 45,031 65,515 5 .3
Total 578,962 392,782 971,744 100 .0 862,690 385,877 1,248,567 100.0

Oregon wineries: Equivalent inventory, by vintage, January 1,1998 & 1999 3/
Gallons Gallons Gallons Gallons Gallons Gallons
Total 1,377,930 934,821 2,312,751
--
2,053,202 918,387 2,971,589
--
1/ Includes estimates for incomplete responses.
2/ For 1998, not surveyed.
3/ Equivalent inventory equals cases times 2.38 gallons per case.

Oregon wineries: Sales, by variety and wine type, 1997-981/
1997 1998
Variety and wine type Sales Share of total Sales Share of total
Still wines: Cases Percent Cases Percent
Cabernet Sauvignon, red 21,421 2 .6 24,177 2 .7
Chardonnay 181,956 22 .0 174,520 19 .5
Gewurztraminer 14,674 1 .8 13,235 1 .5
Merlot2/ -- -- 25,852 2 .9
Muller Thurgau 20,157 2 .4 18,182 2 .0
Pinot Blanc 4,966 0 .6 4,209 0 .5
Pinot Gris 81,634 9 .9 118,994 13 .3
Pinot Noir, red 292,213 35 .3 337,878 37 .8
Sauvignon Blanc 4,571 0 .6 4,768 0 .5
White Riesling 81,020 9 .8 88,027 9 .8
Other still wines 97,935 11 .8 70,391 7 .9
All sparkling wines 26,765 3 .2 14,153 1 .6
Total 827,312 100 .0 894,386 100 .0
1/ Includes estimates for incomplete responses.
2/ For 1997, not surveyed.

Oregon wineries: Sales, by wine type and destination, 1997-981/