Target Industry: Wine-Making

The U.S. wineries industry either grows its own grapes or purchases this raw material from vineyards and processes these and other ingredients into wine and brandy. Once packaged in bottles or casks, the alcoholic beverages are sold to wine merchants, retailers, bars, export markets and sometimes direct to the public via cellar door sales.

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) growing grapes and manufacturing wine and brandies; (2) manufacturing wine and brandies from grapes and other fruits grown elsewhere; and (3) blending wines and brandies.

The primary activities of firms in this industry are:

*Winegrape growing
*Wine making
*Brandy manufacturing

The major products and services in this industry are:

*Table (still) wine
*Other varieties
*Sparkling (effervescent) wine