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Balance of wines for export: Chilean wines close 2018 with average price increase

April 11, 2019

According to data provided by the Wine Association of Chile, the performance for Chilean wines during 2018 was positive leveraged by an increase in average prices in all categories compared to 2017. The total of boxes exported stood at 55.3 million, with a slight decrease of -3.3% – in relation to the previous year – mainly due to the decrease in shipments to the United States and Japan. However, the value exported in 2018 remained at a level similar to…

Experts anticipate a 20% drop in vintage yields 2019

April 8, 2019

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Experts have anticipated that this year there will be a decrease that contrasts with the 2018 process, a period in which yields were 30% higher, compared to the complex harvests of 2016 and 2017. In Chile, the harvesting process began at the beginning of March 2019. We have been little more than a month and, although there are still areas to be harvested, some trends are already visible. Experts warn that, at a general level, a decrease of at least…

Chilean wines continue to look to ASIA: here is the future of Chilean wine growth

April 5, 2019

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Asia has an impressive growth potential. If you are in the business of wine exports you should look to Asia, it is in that continent where the opportunities are. In China, the consumption of each inhabitant (per capita) is two liters; and 2.5 in Japan, then the growth potential is total. Then, without giving more return the future of the growth of the Chilean wine is in China. However, for Chilean producers the focus is to protect markets where Chilean…

Chilean export wines surpass their historical sales and the vintage began

April 2, 2019

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Chilean wine brands are leaving an important footprint worldwide. Foreign sales already exceed two billion dollars; the wines are already reaching more than 150 nations and Chile is already in fourth place as a world exporter. Exports exceeded 2,060 million dollars in 2017. These days, and since a few weeks ago, grape harvesting has been taking place in Chile and, as has been the case in recent years, it has been advanced as a result of climate change. The effects…