This Is the State That Drinks the Most Wine, According to Data

July 30, 2021

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Whether you're pouring yourself some pinot noir after a long day at work or you're having a crisp chardonnay during Sunday brunch, there's often nothing like a glass of wine to help you escape. In fact, it's the go-to drink of many Americans—in a Gallup survey, wine ranked as the second-favorite adult beverage in the U.S., with 30 percent of participants choosing it as their preferred drink. (Beer earned the top spot with 38 percent.)

In general, alcohol consumption has been rising in the U.S., as reported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and COVID only made those rates soar higher. But some states, it turns out, are drinking more than others.

VinePair used data from the NIAAA, collected from 1977 to 2019 (albeit pre-pandemic), to discover how many gallons of wine the average American drinks a year in each state. And it's clear that one particular place is overflowing with wine lovers, where each resident typically drinks up to 1.2 gallons annually. (By comparison the state that drinks the least wine sees its residents sipping only .11 gallons per year, which is 11 times less.) Want to know which state drinks the most wine of them all, and find out how your state measures up? Grab your rose and read on!

50

West Virginia

city skyline and river in downtown Charleston, West Virginia at dusk — Shutterstock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.11 gallons

49

Kansas

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.14 gallons

48

Mississippi

jackson mississippi skyline — Shutterstock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.18 gallons

47

Utah

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.20 gallons

46

Oklahoma

greens plants and a lake below the Wichita Mountains in Lawton, Oklahoma at sunset — Shutterstock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.20 gallons

45

Nebraska

Nebraska State Capitol and downtown Lincoln, Nebraska at sunrise — iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.21 gallons

44

South Dakota

rocks reflecting a lake at Palisade State Park in Garretson, South Dakota — iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.22 gallons

43

Kentucky

The skyline of Louisville, Kentucky with a blue bridge in the foreground — iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.22 gallons

42

Iowa

rural iowa, hot air balloon — Michael Rolands/Shutterstock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.23 gallons

41

Arkansas

cityscape photo of Little Rock, Arkansas — Davel5957 / iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.23 gallons

40

South Carolina

downtown area of Charleston, South Carolina in the afternoon — Shutterstock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.25 gallons

39

Georgia

athens georgia skyline — Shutterstock/Sean Pavone

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.25 gallons

38

Alabama

Drone Aerial View of Downtown Mobile Alabama AL Skyline — iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.26 gallons

37

Indiana

a rose garden in Lake Side Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana at night — iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.29 gallons

36

Ohio

city skyline of Cincinnati, Ohio at dusk — iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.31 gallons

35

New Mexico

cityscape photo of buildings and trees in Albuquerque, New Mexico — Shutterstock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.31 gallons

34

Wyoming

Casper is a city in and the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. Casper is the second largest city in the state — iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.32 gallons

33

Tennessee

skyline in downtown tennessee, nashville, river, boat — Von ESB Professional / Shutterstock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.32 gallons

32

Pennsylvania

Lancaster is a city located in South Central Pennsylvania which serves as the seat of Pennsylvania's Lancaster County and one of the oldest inland towns in the United States — iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.33 gallons

31

Texas

Allen, Texas — Eric Urquhart / Shutterstock.com

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.34 gallons

30

North Dakota

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.34 gallons

29

Louisiana

cityscape photo of downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana at night — iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.34 gallons

28

Missouri

fountain and park in Kansas City, Missouri — iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.38 gallons

27

Maryland

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.39 gallons

26

Wisconsin

cityscape photos of buildings and house in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin at night — Shutterstock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.39 gallons

25

Arizona

cityscape photo of Tuscon, Arizon — Sean Pavone / iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.39 gallons

24

Michigan

grand rapids michigan — Shutterstock/Suzanne Tucker

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.40 gallons

23

Minnesota

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.44 gallons

22

Maine

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.44 gallons

21

North Carolina

tree, road in raleigh, north carolina in summer — Von Sharkshock / Shutterstock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.45 gallons

20

Illinois

Aerial View of Chicago Cityscape in Autumn — iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.45 gallons

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19

Virginia

james river skyline, richmond, virginia — Sean Pavone / Shutterstock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.49 gallons

18

Washington

cityscape photo of Seattle, Washington — roman_slavik / iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.51 gallons

17

Montana

cityscape photo of the Montana State Capitol Building in Helena, Montana — pabradyphoto / iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.51 gallons

16

New York

city skyline of and Water of New York Harbor in New York, NY — iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.52 gallons

15

Florida

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.52 gallons

14

Colorado

landscape photo of Ouray, Colorado — Adventure_Photo / iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.52 gallons

13

Alaska

cityscape photo of Juneau, Alaska — urbanglimpses / iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.53 gallons

12

New Jersey

landscape photo of a beach in Ocean Grove, New Jersey — DenisTangneyJr / iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.57 gallons

11

Rhode Island

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.57 gallons

10

Oregon

landscape photo of Mt. Bachelor reflecting in Todd Lake in Bend, Oregon at dusk — iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.58 gallons

9

Hawaii

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.59 gallons

8

Nevada

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.60 gallons

7

Connecticut

mystic, connecticut, port, boat — Faina Gurevich / Shutterstock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.60 gallons

6

California

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.62 gallons

5

Massachusetts

public garden boston, massachusetts — f11photo / Shutterstock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.63 gallons

4

Delaware

the Christina River and Brandywine Creek in downtown Wilmington, Delaware — iStock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.72 gallons

3

Vermont

Cityscape photo of St. Johnsbury, Vermont — DenisTangneyJr / Shutterstock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.78 gallons

2

New Hampshire

river in new hampshire, pemigewasset — Kenneth Keifer / Shutterstock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 0.84 gallons

1

Idaho

cityscape photo of downtown Bosie, Idaho — Shutterstock

Average annual amount of wine per person: 1.21 gallons

RELATED: This Is the State That Drinks the Most Beer, Data Shows.

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