The outlook is rosy for the US wine industry. It now generates $162 billion annually. There are over 4,900 wineries across all 50 states. And it supports over 1 million workers with a $3 billion payroll.

Here in California, there were over 27 million wine related visits last year. I’ll be one of them today when I drive north 30 minutes to Sonoma for lunch.

[Via SFGate.com.]