U.S. Wine Market, U.S. Wine Consumption and U.S. – Chile Wine Trade
As demand for high quality premium wines continues to soar, wine imports fill the gap in US wine production. Imports rose faster han exports in the US over the last five years, rising 40% to almost 9 million hectoliters in 2007. In 2007, Chile accounted for only 5% of US wine imports, leaving ample room for expansion and export opportunities for Chilean wine producers. To learn more about US wine consumption, please read AmCham's report on Chile-US wine trade, the Foreign Agricultural Service Global Wine Analysis, and Wine America Fact Sheet. As demand for high quality premium wines continues to soar, wine imports fill the gap in US wine production. Imports rose faster han exports in the US over the last five years, rising 40% to almost 9 million hectoliters in 2007. In 2007, Chile accounted for only 5% of US wine imports, leaving ample room for expansion and export opportunities for Chilean wine producers. To learn more about US wine consumption, please read AmCham's report on Chile-US wine trade, the Foreign Agricultural Service Global Wine Analysis, and Wine America Fact Sheet.