TORONTO – “In vino veritas” goes the Latin saying meaning in wine there is truth. But numbers also speak volumes. Canadians love their wine, according to some of the latest figures from the country’s top wine producers.
Here’s Global News’ look at wine by the numbers. Figures provided by the Wine Council of Ontario, the British Columbia Wine Institute and the California Wine Institute.
$197 million – amount in dollars of B.C. VQA wine sold annually in B.C., 2011
$288 million – retail value amount in dollars in of wine sold in Ontario, 2011
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$19.9 billion – amount in U.S. dollars of California wine sold within the U.S., 2011
20.6 million – amount in litres of wine produced in Ontario, 2011
14.8 million – amount in litres of wine produced in B.C., 2011
3,992 – number of hectares of wine planted in B.C., 2011
6,475 – number of hectares of wine planted in Ontario, 2011
2010 – Year in which Ontario had the longest grape growing season
3,361 – number of jobs linked direct and indirect jobs in B.C.
201,000 – amount in litres of ice wine produced in B.C., 2011
700,000 – amount in litres of ice wine production in Ontario, 2011
209 – number of licensed grape wineries in B.C.
135 – numer of Ontario wineries
3,364 – number of California wineries
1 million – number of tourist who visit Ontario wineries per year
14 -global ranking of Canada for per capita wine consumption, 2010
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