Exports of bottled Chilean wine had a very good performance during the first four months of this year, compared to the same period in 2017. The increase recorded in volume was 2.13% and 8.01% in value. These numbers were reached due to demand from China, the US and Japan. In April, exports of bottled wine registered an increase of 4.4% in volume and 13.6% in value with respect to the same month of 2017. Meanwhile, if the last 12 months…
Chilean wine: the great ambassador of Chile has an enormous challenge for the coming years, mainly thanks to the potential of Chilean Premium wines. China is a fast growing market for imported wine. In 2017, wine exports to that nation increased by 17% in volume and in value increased by 18%. Learn more about chilean premium wines Currently there are many opportunities to position high-end wines in China, as the population is having higher incomes. According to experts, China will…
For several years now we know that the export of Chilean wines has been increasing and has become an important source of income for Chilean wineries. This has helped the industry to improve significantly. Which has translated into wines of excellence when it comes to quality. But how is quality measured? There are several factors that determine quality, color, texture, aroma, density, aging, barrels, climate, water, drought … multiple factors. However there is one quite curious: cork. For example, in…
Chilean wines are in a consolidation stage and the country strategy is to continue improving in value and, therefore, rather than growing in many boxes, the growth plan is in high-end wines, called premium wines. Chile has already decided to enter the Chinese market, which is the main market for all Chilean production companies. However, responding to the requirements of markets such as Asia generates huge production needs, much higher than currently available. For this reason, wine producers and marketers…