{"id":1558,"date":"2024-12-12T15:29:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T22:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chelandouglastrends.com\/newsletter\/?page_id=1558"},"modified":"2024-12-12T15:29:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T22:29:13","slug":"dec24_short2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/chelandouglastrends.com\/newsletter\/dec24_short2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wppb-builder-container\" class=\"wppb-builder-container\">                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1595383999029 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1595383999027  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1595384072289'  data-addon-id='1595384072289'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-image-addon\"><figure class=\"wppb-image-addon-content-wrap\"><div class=\"wppb-image-addon-content wppb-imginlineblock\"><a rel=nofolow href=\"https:\/\/www.caliper.com\/featured-maps\/maptitude-national-wine-and-cheese-day-map.html\" target=_blank><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wppb-image-addon-img\" src=\"http:\/\/chelandouglastrends.com\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-09-151101.png\" alt=\"Image\"><\/a><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1595383999028  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1595384087939'  data-addon-id='1595384087939'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-text-block-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-text-block-content 0\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caliper.com\/featured-maps\/maptitude-national-wine-and-cheese-day-map.html\"><span class=\"EOP SCXW140221937 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">Household Wine and Cheese Spending <\/span><\/a><\/h2><p><strong>by Trends Staff<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1552605792503 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552605792502  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552605811262'  data-addon-id='1552605811262'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-text-block-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-text-block-content 0\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">According to data from the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">U.S. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washingtonians really do like their wine and cheese. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW177797388 BCX8\">Maptitude<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> has created a map of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">the <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW177797388 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caliper.com\/featured-maps\/maptitude-national-wine-and-cheese-day-map.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW177797388 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">A<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">verage <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">A<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">nnual <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Household W<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">ine and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">C<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">heese <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">pending<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> by state<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">, and Washington places second for the western states, only behind Colorado. In 2022, Washington placed sixth in the count<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">r<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">y for spending on these pairings<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> at $323<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">. This put the state in a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> tie <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">with<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> Minnesota ($323)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> behind Colorado<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> ($324)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">, New Jersey<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> ($328)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">Connecticut ($335), <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">Massachusetts<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> ($345)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">, and New Hampshire<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> ($351)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW177797388 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\" \/><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW177797388 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">The map shows the household spending for each state, and colors the states in a warm gradient from less spending in a pale yellow, to more spending in a deep wine-red color. The least spending on wine and cheese was mostly in the southern U.S., while the northeast <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">leads the nation. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW177797388 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\" \/><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW177797388 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">Because the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW177797388 BCX8\">statistic combines<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> both cheese and wine spending, we can only assume which of the two makes up the larger <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">portion<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> of the total spending. Places with higher spending like California may be attributed to the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">large number<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> of wineries in the state, or<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> like<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> the large amount of dairy and cheese production<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> Minnesota <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> nearby <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">Wisconsin<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">The coastal states <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">largely outspending<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> the landlocked states may<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> however<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> be more indicative of different lifestyles and spending habits of the different regions.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW177797388 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\" \/><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW177797388 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">Washington state has seen a growing number of wineries in recent years, and dairy continues to be a major <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">industry<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">, so <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">it\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> no surprise that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">our state<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\"> would place near the top of the list. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">Chelan and Douglas Counties in particular sport a growing wine industry, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">which drives the market for more cheese sales as well. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW177797388 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\" \/><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW177797388 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW177797388 BCX8\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">For more information about wine, cheese, and other agriculture in Chelan and Douglas counties, visit our site at <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW177797388 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/chelandouglastrends.com\/category.cfm?id=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW177797388 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Chelan-Douglas Trends<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177797388 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW177797388 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Household Wine and Cheese Spending by Trends Staff According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washingtonians really do like their wine and cheese. 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