Direct wine sales, prices increase in 2014

Direct shipments from U.S. wineries to consumers grew last year by 13.6 percent to an overall total of 47.4 million bottles, according to a report released Thursday.|
BILL SWINDELL
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Direct shipments from U.S. wineries to consumers grew last year by 13.6 percent to a total of 47.4 million bottles, according to a report released Thursday.

The report, released by Web vendor ShipCompliant and trade publication Wines & Vines, also found the average price per bottle of shipped wine increased by 1.6 percent in 2014 over the prior year to an average price of $38.40.

Napa Valley wines led all direct shipments with more than $882 million in sales. The average price of a shipped bottle of Napa cabernet sauvignon was $88.45.

Bill Swindell

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