USA
Summary
1 - The American sparkling wine Vinyerads
2 - The sparkling wine production
3 - The sparkling wine consumption
4 - The sparkling wine importation
5 - The sparkling wine exportations
6 - Business organization in sparkling wine industry
7 - Busines opportunities for the viti-vinicole delopment
1 - The American sparkling wine vinyerads
5th vineyards globally for its sheer surface area
California = main producer region of sparkling wines
2 - The sparkling wine production
112 million of bottles (2007), 97.2 million of bottles in California (2010)
80 producers in California (2010)
Grape varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc
Winemaking techniques: Champenoise Method, Charmat process
3 - The sparkling wine consumption
179.9 million of bottles (2010)
Points of sales: Coffees-Hotels-Restaurants, cellarman, retail
Sparkling wines represented 4,4 % of the american wine market (2007)
4 - The sparkling wine importations
75 840 000 bottles (2010), that represented 6% of the wine importations (approximatively an increase of 17% compared with 2009)
Main suppliers (repartition in volume, in 2010): France representing 33%, Italiy 38%, Spain 23%, Australia 3%]
5 - The sparkling wine exportations
6.13 million of bottles (2010)
Customers: Canada (21%), Japan (12%) and Hong-Kong (11%) represented 44% of all american exportation, then Mexico (6%), China (6%), United-Kingdom (4%) (2010)
6 - Business organizations in sparkling wine industry
Wine Business: main supplier for information and services especially for the viti-vinicole industry.
Wine Market Council: in charge of development, consolidation and stabilisation the wine market in United-States.
AVA (American Vintners Association): represents the winemakers before national governments.
Wine America
Wine Market Council
Wine Institute
Language for correspondence: english
7 - Business opportunities for the viti-vinicole development
+ 10% of sales from 2004 to 2006
Ubifrance: october, 2008
Updating: november, 2011
More information:
Interex Dordogne
Sources:
- ELetter Vinimarket 30/5/2002 and 16/1/2006 + economic mission Los Angeles March 2006
- Winealley
- Vinexpo/ISWR and www.vigneron-independant.com
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