San Francisco, Calif.—The Wine Institute reports total U.S. wine exports in 2014 reached $1.49 billion, which is the second highest total and 64% more than the total five years ago. California wines accounted for 90% of all U.S. wine sent overseas, and total export volume last year was 49.2 million cases. Of the top 10 export markets for California wines, the European Union's 28-member countries were the largest accounting for $518 million; followed by Canada, $487 million; Japan, $88 million; China, $71 million; Hong Kong, $69 million; Mexico, $24 million; South Korea, $22.2 million; Nigeria, $21.9 million; Vietnam, $20 million; and Singapore, $16 million.