A quick topline glance at the Nielsen data for the four-week period ending June 25 shows that the average overall price for a 750ml (or equivalent) bottle of wine was $6.19.

However, a closer look at the data beneath this shows that U.S. wines charged an average of $5.88 per bottle up from $5.69 during the period ending June 26, 2010.

The import average for the current period was $7.22, down from $7.53 for the same period in 2010.

Significantly, the price premium gap between imports and domestic has continued to close, now just $1.34 compared with $1.84 last year. As with any set of data, there are notable exceptions when the price category, varietal and import countries of origin are considered.

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