These States Drink The Most Wine; See Where Florida Ranks
The United States is the world’s largest importer of wine, bringing in approximately $5.9 billion worth every year. Annually, the nation consumes around 1 billion gallons.
Vine Pair mapped out the states that love wine the most by looking at their total gallons consumed and intake per capita. Their data uses an estimate of the average ethanol content of sold or shipped wine into gallons of pure alcohol before calculating per capita consumption estimates.
Which state drinks the most wine?
Naturally, California drinks the most by volume and accounts for 81 percent of all wine produced in the U.S. they said in the study. Other heavily populated states that also consumed the most gallons include Florida, Texas, New York, and Illinois.
However, per capita, Washington D.C. and New Hampshire consume the most wine out of every state.
The study also found that regionally, the South drinks the most wine by volume with an annual consumption of approximately 312.7 million gallons. While the West drinks the most wine per capita at about 0.53 gallons.
If you’re wondering how Florida compares in terms of wine consumption, they are high on the list. Overall, the state drinks around 70.7 million gallons of wine which places it at number two on the list. When it comes to wine consumed per capita, New Jersey falls at spot number eleven.
According to the State of Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Florida has over 30 wineries and vineyards. Most of Florida’s wineries are located near the Tampa Bay, Jacksonville, and Orlando metropolitan areas.
Florida's Most Unique Music Festivals
The term “festival season” often refers to the late spring to early fall for most of the country. However, in Florida, it could be festival season all year long. Florida has a lot of music festivals to choose from.
Several genres of music and different themes are represented in Florida festivals. There are coastal fests for ideal scenery, college campus fests prime for a good time, and more secluded camping-style fests. Many of the most trusted festival aggregates show events already scheduled in Florida way into 2024. With 825 miles of sandy beaches and two coastlines, Florida offers festival-goers that opportunity to build an entire getaway experience around the show.
Let’s take a closer look at some of Florida’s most unique music festivals this year. To kick things, off will head to Miramar where JJ Grey & Mofro got the party started last night.
Kayla is the midday host on Detroit’s 105.1 The Bounce. She started her career in radio back in 2016 as an intern at another Detroit station and worked her way here. She's made stops in Knoxville, TN, Omaha, Ne and other places before returning to Detroit. She’s done almost everything in radio from promotions to web, creating content on social media, you name it.
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A few hobbies of hers include wine and beer tastings, crafting, hiking, roller skating, movies, home improvement projects, gardening, and festivals. She’s always looking to take on more local events happening in the community.
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