Time for some summer reading, even if the summer has not really wanted to show its face yet here in France. Today was the first time we had lunch on the balcony here in Paris…
We have during the month taken a close look at some exciting statistics on wine. Satistics, exciting? Impossible! Some may think… But it is quite fascinating to see how the world of wine evolves.
Which is for instance the biggest wine growing country? Not a big surprise. But it may be a bigger surprise that Turkey, Iran and China is high up on the ranking on vineyard acreage.
Or if we look at consumption. Some countries like New World wines and others are more traditional, and not always the way one would think. Or that Japan was a bigger growth market than China in 2012. Who would have guessed?
We also attempt to make some guesses for the future. Not easy. If ten years ago one would have tried to predict the current status, how accurate would that have been? Perhaps not too bad, if one had looked closely at the numbers.
One thing that is certain is that the New World will play a big part in the future! And that European agricultural policies will be crucial for how the European wine sector develops. If it helps or hinders is not obvious! Or, perhaps it is obvious… Read Per’s argument.
Take a look at the articles and see what is happening in the world of wine. Further down in the Brief!
As we are, or soon will be, in the vacation period perhaps that can trigger you to think of future holidays?
Our autumn tours have no spaces left but we have some exciting things coming up in winter!
We will try and tempt you down to warm weather and summer this coming winter with two wine tours to the southern hemisphere:
- Chile and Argentina wine tour: A fantastic tour that incluse not only wine but also a road trip over the Andes, Buenos Aires and many other things.
- South Africa wine tour: Now extended with the trendiest of trendy wine regions in the Cape, Swartland, not to forget the other classics of course.
Book your tour now!
We hope to see you on a wine tour or on a tasting, or bien sur on Facebook and Twitter!
Britt & Per
PS: Recommend to your friends to read the Brief!
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