Imports, led by Argentina Coming On Strong, But California Still Dominates

Argentine wines chalked up a 55.3 percent gain for the four-week period ending April 19, over the same period last year, according to Wine Industry Insight’s analysis of data from Information Resources Inc.

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But, while Argentina saw tremendous gains, the dollar sales for the period amounted to approximately $4.4 million compared with California’s $290.6 million.California sales gained 4.8 percent.

IMPORTS WINNING, LOSING

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Significantly, all five top gainers were imports:

• Argentina
• Portugal
• New Zealand
• Spain
• Chile

As were the biggest losers:

• Germany
• Italy
• Australia
• France
• South Africa

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