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San Joaquin County, Calif.-Area Vineyards Lead State in Wine Production.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, February, 2004

By Tim Moran, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 5--Consumers across America think of Napa Valley when California wine is discussed -- but most of the state's wine is made in the San Joaquin Valley.

A list of the 30 biggest U.S. wine producers in the February issue of Wine Business Monthly, a trade magazine, drives home the point.

At the top of the list is E. & J. Gallo Winery, with production facilities in Modesto, Livingston and Fresno, as well as Sonoma and Napa. Gallo sells 75 million cases of wine a year in the United States, according to the magazine.

Constellation Brands is second at 66 million cases. It has major wineries in Madera and Lodi. Constellation's brands include Almaden,...

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