Brazil

Summary

1 - The Bralian vineyards
2 - The sparkling wine production
3 - The sparkling wine consumption
4 - The sparkling wine importations
5 - The sparkling wine exportations
6 - Business opportunities for the viti-vinicole development
7 - Information

1 - The Brazilian vineyards

 Total surface area: 85.000 ha (2008)
 Producing regions: South of Rio Grande do Sul states (that represents 90 % of domestic production) and of Santa Catarina and Nort-East, with Pernambuco and Bahia states.
 Main grape varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling Itálico, Malvasia Bianca, Moscato, Cabernet Sauvignon

2 - The sparkling wine production

 8.21 million of bottles in 2007
 + 40% of sparkling wines production between january and septembre 2008.
 Winemaking techniques: Traditional method, Charmat Process, Carbonation
 Nomber of producers: 41

3 - The sparkling wine consumption

 7.2 million of bottles in 2007 (+10% compared with 2006)
 16.7 million of bottles sold in 2010 (+ 12,6% compared with 2009)
 Points of sales: mass distribution, retail markets, wholesale markets, delicatessens, e-commerce

4 - The sparkling wine importations

 2.43 million of bottles in 2007
 24th importator country of sparkling wines in volume
 the sparkling wine importations represented 18 % of wine importations in 2010 (equal 75 320 litres), with: 12 % for champagne 11 % for other french sparkling wines 31 %for italian sparkling wines 22 % for argentinian sparkling wines
 Suppliers: Italy, Argentina, France, Spain, Chile and Portugal In 2010,

5 - The sparkling wine exportations

 38 538 bottles in 2007
 Export markets: Chile, Paraguay, United-States, Belgium.

6 - Business opportunities for the viti-vinicole development

 Brazil = emerging country full booming
 Sparkling wine market holder (qualitative and quantitative development) but it’is difficult to take off.

7 - Information

 Business organizations:
- WINES FROM BRAZIL
- IBRAVIN - INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DO VINHO
- UVIBRA - UNIÃO BRASILEIRA DE VITIVINICULTURA
 Langues for correspondence: portugese, english.

Sources:
 Ubifrance: october 2008
 WINES FROM BRAZIL
 CIVC

Updating: February, 2009 - December, 2011

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