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Top 10 wine-producing states

Oregon produced 6.8 million gallons of wine last year. Above, a 2005 file photo of Cristom Vineyards in Salem, Ore.

Oregon produced 6.8 million gallons of wine last year. Above, a 2005 file photo of Cristom Vineyards in Salem, Ore.   (Andrea J. Wright/Associated Press)

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A Morgan Stanley report this week predicted the world will face a wine shortage after poor weather ravaged European vineyards. Just in case the forecast becomes reality, here are 10 domestic sources of wine.

No. 3: Washington

Washington produced 24.5 million gallons of wine in 2012. Above, a sampling of red wines from the Walla Walla region of the state.  (Michael Robinson Chavez/Los Angeles Times)

No. 2: New York

New York produced 26.4 million gallons of wine last year, far behind California, which produces roughly 90% of U.S. wine. Above, Art and Joyce Hunt, owners of Hunt Country Vineyards, pose for a photo in 2002 at their vineyard in Branchport, N.Y.   (Kevin Rivoli/Associated Press)

No. 1: California

No surprise here: California produced 667.6 million gallons of wine in 2012, making it by far the largest wine-producing state in the U.S. Above, a Napa vineyard worker picks leaves out of a bin in September.   (George Rose/Getty Images)

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