California wineries crushed fewer grapes and paid slightly lower prices for the 2025 crop, according to the preliminary 2025 California Grape Crush Report released by the California Department of Food and Agriculture and USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
The report shows processors crushed 2.76 million tons of grapes, a 6.2% decline from the 2.94 million tons crushed in 2024, reflecting a smaller crop and continued adjustments in the wine sector.
White wine varieties made up the largest share of the crush at 1.32 million tons, down 6% from the previous year, while red wine varieties totaled 1.31 million tons, falling 10.8% year over year.
The crush of raisin-type grapes dropped sharply to 11,541 tons, a 51.2% decrease from 2024, while the amount of table grape varieties crushed rose to 124,218 tons, up 132.3%.
Prices also slipped modestly. The average price across all grape varieties was $978.60 per ton, down 3.8% from the previous year, continuing a slight pullback from the higher prices seen in recent seasons.
Red wine grapes averaged $1,280.63 per ton, down 4.4%, while white wine grapes averaged $707.12 per ton, a 0.9% decline. Raisin grape prices rose to $312.75 per ton, up 5.5%, and table grapes averaged $201 per ton, a 33.4% increase from 2024.
The report highlights ongoing regional disparities in prices. Napa County again recorded the highest average price at $6,767.53 per ton, although that figure declined 2.6% from 2024. Sonoma and Marin counties followed with an average of $2,761.37 per ton, down 5.7% year over year.
By contrast, the district covering Fresno, Madera and surrounding Central Valley counties produced the largest share of the state’s crush at 792,899 tons, with an average price of $336.08 per ton.
Among individual varieties, cChardonnay remained the most widely crushed grape, accounting for 17.8% of total tonnage, followed by cCabernet sSauvignon at 15.7%.
The report also estimates 337,705 tons of grapes were crushed for concentrate production, representing 12.2% of the total crush.
The preliminary report includes all grapes crushed during the 2025 season and reflects prices finalized by wineries through Jan. 31, 2026. The final grape crush report, which will include additional details such as grapes crushed to growers’ accounts, will be released later this year.
