Wine Tax

State wine excise tax per gallon (11% ABV non-carbonated). Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, IRS, and Tax Foundation, cited on every page.

Wine Tax by state (2026)

Ranked highest to lowest.

StateState taxRank
Kentucky$3.820#1
Alaska$2.500#2
Florida$2.250#3
District of Columbia$2.070#4
Iowa$1.750#4
Alabama$1.700#6
New Mexico$1.700#5
Maryland$1.640#7
Delaware$1.630#8
Georgia$1.510#9
Virginia$1.510#10
Arkansas$1.500#11
South Dakota$1.440#12
Rhode Island$1.400#13
Illinois$1.390#14
Hawaii$1.380#15
Tennessee$1.270#16
Minnesota$1.250#17
North Dakota$1.170#18
South Carolina$1.080#19
Montana$1.060#20
North Carolina$1.000#22
West Virginia$1.000#21
Nebraska$0.950#23
New Jersey$0.880#24
Washington$0.870#25
Arizona$0.840#26
Connecticut$0.790#27
Louisiana$0.760#28
Oklahoma$0.720#29
Nevada$0.700#30
Oregon$0.670#31
Maine$0.600#32
Massachusetts$0.550#33
Vermont$0.550#33
Michigan$0.510#35
Indiana$0.470#36
Idaho$0.450#37
Missouri$0.420#38
Colorado$0.320#39
Ohio$0.320#39
Kansas$0.300#41
New York$0.300#41
Wisconsin$0.250#43
California$0.200#45
Texas$0.200#44
Mississippicontrol state
New Hampshirecontrol state
Pennsylvaniacontrol state
Utahcontrol state
Wyomingcontrol state

MS, NH, PA, UT, WY are control states with no published excise rate.

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