BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND FIREARMS
MONTHLY STATISTICAL RELEASE - WINES
REPORTING PERIOD: May 1997

ITEM

May

Calendar Year Ending May 30
1997 1996 1997 1996

(Wine Gallons)

STILL WINES (BULK)
Production:
Removed from fermenters (1) 6,212,486 6,891,263 41,142,956 40,932,808
Increases after fermentation:
By sweetening 1,428,402 3,533,254 8,757,121 11,212,271
By addition of wine spirits 770,592 622,067 3,063,199 3,066,182
By amelioration 501,130 627,068 4,047,382 3,323,471
Production, total 8,912,610 11,713,652 57,010,658 58,534,732
Withdrawals:
Taxable:
Not over 14% alcohol ($1.07 per gallon) 572,488 29,790 2,927,660 571,159
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol ($1.57) 72,075 7,091 241,439 100,578
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol ($3.15) 2 1 15 97,600
Taxable, total 644,565 36,882 3,169,114 769,337
Tax-free:
Production of effervescent wines 1,053,267 1,920,231 6,228,371 6,036,573
Production of vinegar 291,066 78,486 895,859 437,826
Production of non-beverage wine:
Not over 14% alcohol 371,470 114,876 1,900,178 850,910
Over 14% alcohol 172,824 361,908 1,157,598 1,842,636
For use as distilling material 2/ 287,452 313,902 2,373,350 2,531,553
Exports 2,255,152 1,113,010 4,124,017 3,777,200
Tax-free, total 4,431,231 3,902,413 16,679,373 15,476,698
Stocks end-of-month total:
Not over 14% alcohol 285,509,159 276,919,347
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol 27,116,436 26,208,307
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol 2,766,196 3,604,874
Stocks end-of-month, total 315,391,791 306,732,528
STILL WINES (BOTTLED)
Bottled 32,728,218 36,875,146 156,721,671 175,106,522
Taxable withdrawals:
Not over 14% alcohol 23,911,136 30,666,644 125,606,464 146,040,833
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol 2,941,429 3,006,297 11,057,387 12,438,535
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol 0 25,851 2 50,898
Taxable withdrawals, total 26,852,565 33,698,792 136,663,853 158,530,266
Tax-free, export 3,410,029 1,963,759 12,777,936 9,083,141
Withdrawals, total 30,262,594 35,662,551 149,441,789 167,613,407
Stocks end-of-month:
Not over 14% alcohol 55,229,145 61,336,906
Over 14% and not over 21% alcohol 3,604,830 5,508,124
Over 21% and not over 24% alcohol 119 39,921
Stocks end-of-month, total 58,834,094 66,884,951
EFFERVESCENT WINES (BULK AND BOTTLED)
Produced 1,166,166 2,153,148 6,714,649 6,992,928
Bottled 1,141,521 1,527,213 5,407,018 5,958,560
Taxable withdrawals:
Artificially carbonated 5,298 19,820 47,588 74,821
Naturally carbonated 1,254,896 1,381,040 5,825,129 5,333,187
Taxable withdrawals, total 1,260,194 1,400,860 5,872,717 5,408,008
Tax-free, export 79,716 106,990 423,687 464,192
Withdrawals, total 1,339,910 1,507,850 6,296,404 5,872,200
Stocks end-of-month 9,962,028 14,121,037
SPECIAL NATURAL WINES
VERMOUTH:
Production 22,864 229,613 964,108 491,491
Taxable withdrawals 110,045 508,003 669,211 1,041,726
Stocks end-of-month 1,121,188 231,883
OTHER SPECIAL NATURAL WINE
Production:
Not over l4% alcohol 62,889 1,155,803 4,099,856 6,235,019
Over l4% alcohol 284,497 856,865 1,337,268 3,275,689
Artificially carbonated 0 10,725 29,413 53,599
Naturally carbonated 480 11,512 69,535 26,603
Total 347,866 2,034,905 5,536,072 9,590,910
Taxable withdrawals:
Not over l4% alcohol 52,426 1,808,236 3,647,161 6,649,510
Over l4% alcohol 324,250 687,111 1,675,629 3,205,824
Artificially carbonated 29 9,648 10,140 31,211
Naturally carbonated 9,500 34,562 57,394 92,636
Total 386,205 2,539,557 5,390,324 9,979,181
Stocks end-of-month:
Not over l4% alcohol 101,431 353,270
Over l4% alcohol 534,536 2,390,137
Artificially carbonated 446 23,037
Naturally carbonated 57,758 242,872
Total 694,171 3,009,316
27 CFR 24.218 Wines (Wine Coolers)
Production 5,424,409 3,693,318 16,586,702 20,033,120
Taxable withdrawals 4,709,618 2,834,543 11,311,092 12,190,433
Stocks end-of-month 8,359,020 6,872,855
DISTILLING MATERIAL
Production: California 1,296,443 2,460,996 11,851,282 21,128,721
Florida 736 0 736 0
Others 0 0 0 0
Removed to distilled spirits plants 3,433,280 2,533,803 13,371,539 22,367,055
VINEGAR STOCKS
Removed to vinegar plants 33,760 197,064 47,395 240,053

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 0 0 0 21,217 450 0 0 0
Arkansas 0 0 0 147,134 54,300 0 0 0
California 1,257,606 59,577 13,205 267,735,428 21,858,809 5,443 97,800 1,081,785
Colorado 0 11 0 64,243 1,317 0 0 0
Connecticut 2,210 0 0 38,282 173 0 0 0
Florida 70,444 0 55 110,676 9,552 0 0 0
Georgia 132,680 1,988 718 307,155 198,537 5,842 5,835 7
Idaho 3,552 0 0 96,040 0 0 0 0
Illinois 236 9,627 0 61,101 5,891 0 0 0
Indiana 6,132 0 0 38,646 1,026 0 0 0
Kentucky 93,355 0 6 54,483 161,510 0 0 0
Maine 4,044 0 0 4,437 0 0 0 0
Maryland 805 0 0 31,744 2,743 0 0 0
Massachusetts 303 0 0 46,719 105 0 0 0
Mississippi 0 0 0 15,314 0 0 0 0
Missouri 2,903 0 5,510 185,776 12,899 0 0 0
New Jersey 122,651 0 0 57,619 1,974 0 26 71
New Mexico 0 0 0 104,348 730 0 0 0
New York 4,233,781 2,704 6,137 7,920,968 7,355,879 11,579 4,874 29,926
North Carolina 23,810 5,295 0 30,550 0 0 0 0
Ohio 56,906 4,348 2,493 612,123 176,153 0 1,441 8,629
Oregon 54,917 1,419 0 1,101,339 2,811 0 0 0
Pennsylvania 11,833 0 0 249,299 0 0 0 0
Tennessee 3,515 0 0 93,662 0 0 0 0
Texas 3,506 64,704 0 532,271 13,577 0 0 0
Vermont 73,878 0 0 134,702 0 0 0 0
Virginia 2,000 0 0 212,948 1,507 0 0 0
Washington 24,444 86,185 0 5,223,269 15,654 0 0 0
Wisconsin 11,286 0 0 31,945 55 0 0 0
Others 2/ 15,689 1,309 0 245,721 6,980 0 69 770
Total 6,212,486 237,167 28,124 285,509,159 29,882,632 22,864 110,045 1,121,188

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

 

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 0 621
California 272,284 211,557 587,623 966,179 0 0 6,751,422
Michigan 0 202 1,185 506 0 0 14,105
Missouri 0 0 0 626 0 0 6,476
New Jersey 133 37 128 26 0 0 3,333
New York 67,112 167,962 89,652 183,000 0 0 421,050
Ohio 1,328 1,003 2,594 7,020 0 0 21,033
Oregon 0 33 166 0 0 0 88,383
Pennsylvania 1,111 381 5,662 930 0 0 2,290
Washington 0 0 0 1,402 0 0 29,440
Wisconsin 537 676 2,508 0 0 0 398
Others 2/ 5,361 4,354 4,653 6,477 0 0 94,192
Total 347,866 386,205 694,171 1,166,166 0 0 7,432,743

 
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 2,351 1,619 0 18,448 0 9 0 0 13
Arkansas 12,280 26,983 3,022 41,675 17,533 0 0 140 1,990
California 25,460,867 18,199,996 953,595 44,692,542 2,518,738 950,124 0 1,038,514 2,086,994
Colorado 5,945 4,162 294 32,537 3,379 0 0 4 203
Connecticut 3,512 4,340 47 32,305 847 0 0 33 137
Florida 17,531 33,717 1,093 40,028 1,527 476 0 195 66,380
Georgia 70,826 33,234 12,292 266,401 3,744 0 0 0 0
Idaho 51,842 36,134 0 199,511 0 2,164 0 3,177 8,003
Illinois 18,367 18,783 13 51,528 1,525 0 0 0 131
Indiana 190,406 227,044 0 258,872 0 0 0 0 329
Maine 2,179 1,476 0 4,713 0 0 0 0 847
Maryland 3,895 7,505 0 18,159 999 42 0 46 26
Massachusetts 7,374 3,491 12 34,441 133 95 0 252 334
Mississippi 3,273 787 0 10,910 0 0 0 0 0
Missouri 25,428 28,076 503 105,227 2,192 867 748 356 6,977
New Jersey 10,824 291,516 13,434 481,075 32,271 641 26 17,066 22,225
New Mexico 6,582 2,038 0 19,980 240 0 229 19 1,384
New York 5,872,253 3,568,667 1,944,677 2,896,859 948,740 170,110 3,671 144,183 208,430
North Carolina 27,058 18,911 0 62,140 1,035 445 0 460 219
Ohio 61,203 53,890 4,642 161,968 26,184 6,265 0 3,309 12,549
Oregon 171,036 131,217 222 1,338,609 3,060 2,387 233 3,077 8,158
Pennsylvania 39,545 26,425 0 123,027 0 163 269 53 1,698
Tennessee 11,526 11,241 0 39,929 0 538 81 53 424
Texas 54,896 78,768 323 248,508 5,266 23 41 60 3,475
Vermont 96,942 192,026 0 42,179 0 0 0 0 0
Virginia 35,648 29,471 30 207,600 1,087 110 0 261 2,853
Washington 391,517 399,106 2,562 2,775,183 19,374 6,552 0 42,613 90,231
Wisconsin 12,937 11,673 34 47,199 385 2 0 1 855
Others 1/ 60,175 468,840 4,634 977,592 16,690 508 0 1,024 4,420
Total 32,728,218 23,911,136 2,941,429 55,229,145 3,604,949 1,141,521 5,298 1,254,896 2,529,285

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