Canada
Summary
1 - The Canadian vineyards
2 - The sparkling wine production
3 - The sparkling wine consumption
4 - The sparkling wine importations
5 - The sparkling wine exportations
6 - Business organizations in sparkling wine industry
7 - Opportunities for the viti-vinicole development
8 - Informations
Main producing regions of sparkling wines: Ontario and British Columbia
2 - The sparkling wine production
production: between 7 and 8 million of bottles
Grape varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
The Canadian sparkling wines have been mainly producing using the Traditional method.
Nomber of producers: 12
3 - The sparkling wine consumption
14 million of bottles in 2009
Origins of sparkling wines consumed in Canada:
| Country (in cases of 9 l) | 2002 | 2006 |
| Canada | 504 000 | 455 750 |
| France | 159 250 | 169 500 |
| Spain | 147 000 | 157 000 |
| Italy | 109 000 | 141 000 |
| Germany | 89 000 | 91 000 |
| Australia | 24 750 | 47 750 |
| United-States | 46 000 | 46 000 |
| Hungary | 7 500 | 19 000 |
| Other countries | 900 | 9 500 |
| Chile | 1 350 | 1 000 |
Source: The IWSR (International Wine and Spirit Record)
4 - The sparkling wine importations
6th global wine importator in volume in 2006
5th global wine importator in value in 2006
Sparkling wines have increased in value from 2004 to 2008, represented 5.34% in 20004 and 5.91% in 2008.
Sparkling wine importations in volume
| Year | Thousands of tonnes |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 5832 |
| 2005 | 6326 |
| 2006 | 7072 |
| 2007 | 7807 |
| 2008 | 8103 |
Evolution of french sparkling wine importations in volume
| Year | Tonnes |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 1798 |
| 2006 | 2106 |
| 2007 | 2246 |
| 2008 | 2383 |
Source: Comtrade
Suppliers: France, Italy, Spain
5 - The sparkling wine exportations
€ 0.6 million in 2005 (+54 % compared with 2004)
Customers: The United-States (64 %)
In the exportations, sparkling wines have represented in value a decrease between 2004 and 2008, decreasing from 2.9% to 2.1%.
Evolution of sparkling wine exportations in volume
| Year | Thousands of tonnes |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 105 |
| 2005 | 201 |
| 2006 | 193 |
| 2007 | 214 |
| 2008 | 42 |
Source: Comtrade
6 - Business organizations in sparkling wine industry
www.canadianvintners.com: business association of wine producers in Ontario and in British Columbia.
www.vqaontario.com: website of wine producers vqa.
www.winesofontario.org: website of Ontarian producers.
www.winebc.com: website of british and columbian wine producers.
Languages for correspondence: english, french
7 - Business opportunities for the viti-vinicole development
Vinicole activity subjects to climate conditions
The available surfaces are widely worked. There is few avaible lot.
8 - Information: the wine market in Canada
Canadian vineyard:
8 500 ha in total
Production by around thousand companies, two Groups included (Vinco and Andres). They represent more than two thirds of Canadian offer.
Other companies: Colio, Pelham, Pelée, Magnotta, Peninsula Ridge
A middle size for Canadian exploitation is around 25 ha
Grape varieties:
Merlot
Cabernet franc
Cabernet sauvignon
Chardonnay
Pinot noir
Riesling
Canadian vinicole industry:
Supplying widely foreign markets (Italy, Germany, France) for equipment purchases.
Sources:
Economic Mission of Toronto - January 2006
www.winealley.com - File Canada (27-09-2009)
Updating: December, 2011
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