New Jersey loves a good glass of wine, but the amount of wine we consume in the Garden State might surprise you.

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New Jersey presents us with many reasons daily to need to unwind after a long stint at work.

New Jersey Is A Perfect Place For A Nice Glass Of Wine

Getting to work is rough, work itself is often stressful, getting home is almost as tough as getting to work, and then we have to deal with bills and family commitments.

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So, there are plenty of reasons to pop open a nice bottle of wine and just take a few minutes for ourselves. Did you ever wonder how New Jersey ranks for wine consumption?

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Would you believe me if I told you we don't even rank in the top 10 in the nation? It's true, according to The Coconut Mama.

New Jersey's Wine Rank Might Surprise You

New Jersey ranks at #11 on the list of the states that consume the most wine, and some of the numbers that earned us this spot are amazing.

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Do you want to guess the number of glasses of wine the average New Jersey resident consumes in a year? If you said any number with two digits, you're too low.

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We average 117 glasses a year, and when you break that out, it's about one glass every three days.

As a comparison, the state ranked #1 for wine drinking, Delaware drinks 171 glasses annually and that breaks down to 3.3 glasses a week, as compared to New Jersey's 2.3.

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