Italy: Wine exports beat home consumption for first time
Italy: Wine exports beat home consumption for first time
Apr 7, 2011 6
(AKI) - The value of Italian wine consumed abroad for the first time last year was superior to domestic sales, according to a report by agricultural consumer group Coldiretti. Wine drinkers outside of Italy in 2010 spent 3.93 billion euros on wines like the celebrated Tuscan Brunello di Montalcino, a 12 percent jump from the prior year, according to the report by Rome-based Coldiretti. Italian wine consumption last year fell 4.8 percent, to 3.89 billion euros.
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