Vinaty’s guide to the wine market: an overview of wine markets, importers and distributors from USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Poland, Denmark and others.
With some nine million people, New York is the most populous city in the United States. And if you throw in the whole metropolitan area, you have one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, with a population of 19 million people. New York is both the financial and economic centre of the United …
Spain is located in Southwestern Europe, with additional territories including the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, and the cities of Ceuta and Melilla in Northern Africa. It is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state. Endless Blue Flag beaches, 50 …
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia which occupies the southern half of the Korean peninsula. South Korea is the birthplace of makkoli (raw rice wine) and soju (a distilled spirit), both of which are highly popular. In addition to traditional drinks, imported wines have gradually appeared on Korean …
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New Zealand is a Pacific Island nation known for the openness and warmth of its people, its diverse cultural mix, and its ability to ‘punch above its weight’ on the world stage. Wine is part of New Zealand culture and one of the most powerful ways to experience the amazing ‘Land of the Long White …
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With a population of over 84 million, Germany is the largest single economy in the EU, making it the fourth-largest economy in the world. No surprise then that is the leading European market for food and drink. More than any segment of the alcohol market including beer, it is wine where Germany punches above its …
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Latvia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. A member of the European Union, Latvia is a small country, and people know much less about it than it deserves. The population is just under 2,000,000, with economic and cultural activities principally concentrated in Riga, the capital city, as well as the city …
In terms of total volume, the wine market in China is the fifth largest in the world. Wine is becoming an increasingly popular alcoholic beverage among Chinese consumers, which bodes well for the continued growth of this market of 965 million adults. Wine benefits from an association with health and beauty, and the Chinese market …
Australia represents a particular challenge to the wine distributor. The positives are clear: the market is large, it continues to grow, and the country has a strong winegrowing culture of its own. But the difficulties are just as obvious: Australia is about as far from the world’s major wine producers as it is possible to …
The power of France as a wine exporter is clear, but what might it import from a small distributor? Despite this being a country that is, understandably, proud of its domestic wine industry, France’s import market continues to grow. And we aren’t talking about a few per cent. According to Statista, France’s import market has …
One interesting feature of Japan’s import market is the relative strength of sparkling wine. In Europe, sparkling wine tends to make up a few paltry per cent of a country’s wine imports. In Japan, however, the sparkling wine imports are more than 10% of the import market – 35 million liters to be exact – …
