Global wine consumption falls to its lowest level since 1996
While the rising cost of living has put a dent in some trends, experts at the OIV, monitoring trade, blamed 'extreme' climate changes for the overall slump in production.
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While the rising cost of living has put a dent in some trends, experts at the OIV, monitoring trade, blamed 'extreme' climate changes for the overall slump in production.
World wine consumption dropped to its lowest level since 1996 last year, with production down 10 per cent, after the world's worst grape harvest in 62 years, a new report has revealed.
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