Sales of California Wines Hit Record

"Americans bought more wine last year, good news for California vintners who distributed an estimated $15 billion of wine to the domestic market.

Last year also turned out to a very good year for reds. They edged out white wines by volume for the first time in at least two decades in supermarkets.

Overall, California wineries shipped 428 million gallons to U.S. markets in 2004, a 3% increase from 2003, according to the Gomberg-Fredrikson report compiled by wine analyst Jon Fredrikson."

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