US wine exports set new record in 2012

Published February 21, 2013 7:39pm ET



SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — New figures show U.S. wine exports grew for the third consecutive year in 2012, setting a record of $1.43 billion in revenue, the San Francisco-based Wine Institute said Thursday.

Ninety percent of those exports were from California. Volume shipments reached 424.6 million liters or 112.2 million cases.

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