Wine exports in 2004 – France still in the lead, but only just

Author: Per Karlsson
August 15, 2005

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Author: Per Karlsson
August 15, 2005

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France was still the world’s biggest exporter of wine in 2004 but the distance to the number two, Italy, has diminished dramatically. Here are the statistics, in million of hectolitres, and the percentage change from 2003:

France 14.21 Mhl (-6%)
Italy 14.20 Mhl (+9.9%)
Apain 13.5 Mhl (+9.4%)
Australia 6.4 Mhl (+19.9%)
USA 3.9 Mhl (+17.6%)
Portugal 3.1 Mhl (+2.1%)
Germany 2.7 Mhl (-2.3%)
South Africa 1.8 Mhl (+0.5%)
Argentina 1.6 Mhl (-16%, but +36% if you look at the value!)
New Zealand 0.3 Mhl (+14.8%)

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Per Karlsson

Swedish. Per is co-founder together with his wife Britt of BKWine. Rumour has it that his interest in wine started already when he was 11. Just like Britt he visits some 200 wineries each year on wine tours and for journalistic research. He writes about wine primarily online on BKWine Magazine and in the BKWine Brief. Per is also a professional photographer, specialising in wine and travel photography. See BKWine Photography for more on this. Since a few years back he has also branched out into video production on the same subject. He has contributed all images, and some text, to BKWine’s wine books.

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Per Karlsson