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Portuguese Wine Exports Grow 19% In First Half Of 2021

Portuguese wine exports recorded 19.3% growth in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, while the average price rose by 4.2%, accordin...

Belgian Beer Exports Decline For First Time In Ten Years

The Belgian beer market has witnessed a slump in domestic sales and exports for the first time in ten years, with both seeing an 18% decline, according to...

French Wine Exporters Say US Wine Taxes A 'Sledgehammer' To Sector

The US decision to impose additional tariffs on French wines and cognac, which come in addition to a first set of tariffs late last year, will cost the sec...

Distell Hopes Years Of Investment Will Help Cure 2020 Hangover

For shareholders waiting for South African wine and spirits company Distell to deliver higher returns on their investments, 2020 was a year to forget. A...

Italy Sets New Beer Production, Export and Consumption Records

Italy set new records for beer production, export and consumption last year, according to AssoBirra's Annual Report for 2019. Production increased for t...

South Africa's Distell Plays Chess To Beat Lockdown Wine Glut

At a centuries-old vineyard overlooked by South Africa's Drakenstein mountain, the country's biggest single wine exporter Distell is battling a p...

Non-EU Markets Boost Portuguese Wine Exports In First Quarter

Portuguese wine exports grew 4.4% in volume and 2.1% in value in the first quarter of 2020, to over €185 million, new data has shown. According to...

French Wine Exports Squeezed By US Tariffs: Minister

Exports of mid-range French wines have dropped due to tariffs imposed by the United States in October over disputed aircraft subsidies, a French minister s...