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April 11th 2007
Switzerland: Return to European virtues
by Othmar Stäheli

Although the Swiss today drink less wine than did their fathers, the market remains buoyant at the high end. Much to the chagrin of the New World, though, Switzerland is returning to the European fold and prefers bottled wine to bulk, observes Othmar Stäheli.
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April 9th 2007
Routes to market in Germany
by Dr. Hermann Pilz and Richard Grosche

With 13.8 million hectolitres of wine imported in 2006, Germany is the world’s largest wine importer and the most important market for many wine producers. Richard Grosche and Dr Hermann Pilz take a look at those bringing imported wines to Germany’s shelves.
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February 8th 2007
Japan: Land of the Rising Sun
by Ned Goodwin

The world’s third strongest economy is the fourth largest importer of wine in the world. With consumption stagnant and prices falling, the market is mired in a polarized state.
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February 7th 2007
Ukraine: After Vodka and Beer
by Evgeniya Rodianova

In the Ukraine, wine pales in popularity when compared to vodka and beer, remaining in the mind of most consumers as little more than a product for special occasions. But changes are afoot.
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December 9th 2006
Wine Boom in Korea

by Jamie Kim

Until recently, few exporters looked seriously at the Korean market. However, since it was opened some ten years back, the wine market has shown some of the fastest growth in Asia – and analyst expect the coming years to be equally heady, as savvy consumers...

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December 8th 2006
Gold Rush in Poland
by Wojciech Bonkowski and Tomasz Prange-Barczynski

Rapid growth in wine consumption is making Poland an increasingly important target for would be exporters to Eastern Europe; but, although imports have doubled since 2002, so too has competition. A combination of various factors – from a steady 5% annual growth...
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December 7th 2006
Russian importer wanted
by Igor Serdyuk

Although there has been steady growth in wine consumption over the past years, the modern history of the Russian market is a story of survival for those who dared to import quality wine into what was a vodka drinking country. Only a few of the strongest have survived and they are still making the wine world go round.
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December 6th 2006
The evolution of the Russian wine market
by Eleonora Scholes

After the fall of socialism, Russia was opened to numerous new luxury goods, including wine – and the past fifteen years have witnessed the emergence of a highly competitive wine market with key players, thousands of brands and constantly changing consumption patterns.
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October 10th 2006
The Indian paradox

by Subhash Arora

India, with a population of 1.1 billion, is second only to China in numbers. The $ 738 billion (581bn Euro) economy, with a per capita income of $ 670 (523 Euro), is on a roll and should surpass the trillion dollar mark by 2011, then triple and overtake Germany by 2025. 

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October 10th 2006
Domestic wines make a rebound in Germany

by Dr. Hermann Pilz

Germany is an enormous market - and this not only for domestic, but also for imported wines. Distributional structures and price points, however, are complicated, so knowledge about the nuts and bolts of the business is essential in order to be successful.

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