| Wine Production | |||
| 2008 | 2004-08 | 2008 | |
| Country | (milhectltrs.) | % Change | per hectare |
| Italy | 46,900 | -6% | 56 |
| France | 42,950 | -25% | 50 |
| Spain | 34,850 | -19% | 30 |
| USA | 20,550 | 2% | 50 |
| Argentina | 14,680 | -5% | 65 |
| China | 13,005 | 17% | 26 |
| Australia | 11,700 | -20% | 68 |
| Germany | 10,400 | 4% | 102 |
| South Africa | 9,890 | 7% | 75 |
| Chile | 7,860 | 25% | 40 |
| Romania | 6,300 | 2% | 31 |
| Portugal | 5,400 | -28% | 22 |
| Greece | 3,750 | -12% | 32 |
| Brazil | 3,500 | -11% | 35 |
| Hungary | 3,400 | -22% | 47 |
| Austria | 2,400 | -12% | 47 |
| Bulgaria | 1,800 | -8% | 19 |
| New Zealand | 1,700 | 43% | 49 |
Italy, France and Spain are the big boys on the block. The size of Chinese production surprised me but Morss points out its mainly for local consumption. The growth in New Zealand's production over the 2004-8 period is pretty amazing and may help explain the current wine glut.
A billion people can't be wrong.
ReplyDeleteI once looked at the idea of importing wine in India but the combination of a surprisingly vibrant local industry (for somewhere with such atrocious growing conditions) and staggering import duties knocked that jaunt on the head.