Statistical & Economic Information | Wine Institute

Resources for Statistical & Economic Information
The Nielsen Company

Phone: 415-235-4124

Provides information on wine trends and brand sales by accessing supermarket scanning data.

The Beverage Information Group: Phone: 630-762-8709; Fax: 630-762-9126; Publishes annual reports on beverage alcohol sales and consumption including trends, brand sales, advertising expenditures and demographic information.

Agricultural Statistics Service: Phone: 916-498-5161; Fax: 916-498-5186; California Grape Crush Reports; California Grape Acreage Reports

American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE): Phone: 509-527-5718; Fax: 509-527-5026; A non-profit, educational organization that analyses and exchanges ideas in wine economics, publishes The Journal of Wine Economics and posts working papers online.

Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. (DISCUS): Phone: 202-628-3544; Fax: 202-682-8888; Publishes reports with data on public revenues generated from the sale of beverages containing alcohol, including wine. Publishes state wine excise tax rates.

Experian Consumer Research: Phone: 212-471-2850; Conducts annual surveys on the beverage consumption behavior of selected demographic groups.

Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates: Phone: 650- 851-6090; Fax: 650-745-7086; Wine industry consultants specializing in market analysis and industry economics. GFA produces The Gomberg-Fredrikson Report, WineData Wine Pricing Report, and others.

Impact Databank Review and Forecast: Phone: 212-684-4224; Fax: 212-684-5424; Publishes annual summary of US wine market including data on consumption, pricing, demographics, complete brand summary, advertising and projections.

Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP, Wine Business Advisors: Phone: 707-963-9222; Fax: 707-963-1379; Provides CPA services, business consulting, merger and acquisition services, litigation support, family wine business planning and industry research to wine businesses around the world. Industry research includes several reports highlighting various industry trends. Please visit the web site for more detailed information.

National Association of Beverage Importers, Inc.: Phone: 202-638-1617; Fax: 202-638-3122; Publishes the monthly Import Statistics and NABI Annual Statistical Report containing data on foreign wine entering the U.S. by type of wine and country of origin.

University of California Cooperative Extension Cost and Return Studies: Phone: 530-752-3563; Sample costs to establish a vineyard and produce winegrapes in various regions around the state of California. Information is available regarding other crops as well.