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California Standing Acreage by Variety Rank Variety (White) Acres Variety (Red) Acres 1 Chardonnay 86,955 Zinfandel 49,931 2 French Colombard 46,583 Cabernet Sauvignon 44,991 3 Chenin Blanc 21,597 Merlot 37,734 4 Sauvignon Blanc 11,283 Grenache 11,641 5 Muscat of Alexandria 5,210 Barbera 11,136 6 White Riesling 2,599 Pinot Noir 11,067 7 Malvasia Bianca 2,384 Rubired 10,030 8 Burger 1,895 Carignane 7,863 9 Gewurtztraminer 1,731 Ruby Cabernet 7,378 10 Semillon 1,381 Syrah 4,172 Total (all white varieties) 189,048 Total (all red varieties) 214,752 Source: USDA 1997 Grape Acreage Survey   California Grape Crush by Variety Rank Variety (White) Tons Variety (Red) Tons 1 Chardonnay 428,827.2 Zinfandel 339,711.9 2 French Colombard 392,753.3 Cabernet Sauvignon 228,450.2 3 Chenin Blanc 155,977.4 Merlot 201,491.0 4 Sauvignon Blanc 61,547.7 Rubired 106,971.2 5 Muscat of Alexandria 54,263.4 Barbera 100,726.3 6 Burger 23,562.5 Grenache 99,093.6 7 Malvasia Bianca 18,641.2 Ruby Cabernet 61,627.4 8 White Riesling 9,946.2 Carignane 55,898.8 9 Semillon 7,872.5 Pinot Noir 28,922.9 10 Palomino/G Chasselas 6,659.0 Syrah 22,017.4 Total (all white varieties) 1,193,949.1 Total (all red varieties) 1,333,106.4 Source: USDA 1998 Crop Grape Crush Final Report