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| Sales (total retail value for 2009): |
$ 575 million |
| Volume: |
56 million litres |
Every bottle of Ontario VQA wine sold in the province contributes $11.50 in added value to the Ontario economy.
The total value-added of the Ontario Wine Industry is approximately $550 million.
Source: KPMG Study, May 2008
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Winery Operations
Winery Retail System
Grape Growing |
2,602
2,721
1,611 |
| Total Wine Industry-Related Employment |
5,973 |
| Note: most of these jobs are located in the Niagara Region, where manufacturing downsizing has resulted in significant unemployment levels. |
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| Estimated number of visitors to wineries (per year) |
1 million |
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| Wine grape acreage |
~18,000 acres (6,000 hectares) |
Wine grape vines in production (2004 harvest)
of which, Vinifera grape vines in production |
13.1 million vines
9.2 million vines |
Wine grape production annually
of which, Vinifera grape production |
60,000 tonnes
42,000 tonnes |
| Value of wine crop (2008) |
$80 million |
| Value of Niagara vineyard land (2008) |
$40,000 per acre |
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| Number of VQA wineries in Ontario (2009) |
103 |
| Ontario wines' share of Ontario wine market |
45% |
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| Retail value of VQA sales (fiscal 2009) |
$210 million |
| Volume of VQA wines sold in Ontario (fiscal 2009) |
13 million litres |
| Total volume of Icewine produced (2008) |
550,000 litres |
| Total volume of Late Harvest wines (2008) |
75,000 litres |
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Wholesale value of VQA Sales (fiscal 2008)
(50% Icewine & 50% Tablewine) |
$30 million |
| Top 10 Countries for Export |
United States, China, South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Mexico, Thailand |
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