No. 9 New Zealand
New Zealand ranked as China’s 9th biggest wine supplier, with 16 million euros worth of wines shipped to the country last year during the pandemic, down by 14%.
Beyond its Sauvignon Blanc, the island country is known for crafting cool-climate Pinot Noir.
New Zealand and China have established Free Trade Agreement but its wines never achieved the kind of success enjoyed by its neighbor – Australia.
But earlier this year, the two countries signed an agreement to upgrade its bilateral FTA agreement to further boost trade. Will New Zealand see a late surge in China market? It remains to be seen.
I think that your info on San Pedro is not accurate
No news about being sold
Please clarify
See my report in 2018: https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2018/01/chinas-yanghe-buys-stake-in-chiles-vina-san-pedro/
Dear Natalie, thanks for your article … if possible could you mention the source of your data (value of China import for each country and if the number related only to below 2 litre bottled wine or wine category as whole thus including bulk …..
Hi, the data is from Chinese customs and it includes bottled and bulk wines.
Hi Natalie, thanks for fast reply … by chance do you have access to data for bottled wine (without bulk and sparkling) … before i remember CAWS publishes … many thanks indeed
Hi Natalie, i hope i am not abusing of your expertise … while i was looking for data on China import of bottled wine (below 2 litre) i used to check this site [ https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/nfL6M8xYb6L31bKBPcnfMg ] but seems it has not updates … maybe u are aware of some other source …
Thanks Natalie, this is fascinating reading, and it will be very interesting as to how the market in China for imported wines changes in the next 2 to 3 years.