Top 10 restaurant wines

For 2008, the top 10 wines (by volume) sold in American restaurants, as reported by Restaurant Wine News, were:

1. Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay, Vintner’s Reserve, CA

2. Cavit Pinot Grigio, Italy

3. Beringer Vineyards White Zinfande, CA

4. Sutter Home White Zinfandel, CA

5. Inglenook Chablis, CA

6. Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio, Italy

7. Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio, Italy

8. Copper Ridge Vineyards, Chardonnay, CA

9. Yellow Tail Chardonnay, Australia

10. Franzia Winetaps, White Zinfandel, Vintner Select, CA

No Pinot Noirs and not even a single red wine. So much for the Sideways effect.

And the top 10 brands by volume were:

1. Kendall Jackson

2. Sutter Home

3. Beringer Vineyards

4. Franzia Winetaps

5. Inglenook

6. Yellow Tail

7. Copper Ridget

8. Cavit

9. Woodbridge

10. Salmon Creek

Read the press release here.

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