Wine Prices and Sales Rose 20% in Yangzhou During the “Two Festivals”

Mid-Autumn Day and National Day is drawing near. In the wine stores in Yangzhou, wine prices have risen about 20%. Total wine sales also increased 20% .

Mrs. Liu, general manager of a wine company, said that most wines have risen prices  recently, with low-end products lower than 30 yuan maintaining the original prices, most middle to high end products have risen 15%-20%.

Mrs. Liu said, even though prices rose, wine sales keep increasing. Her attributed to the local comtoms that it’s not good for someone who doesn’t bring a wine or other alcohol drinks to friends or parents, especially to males, as the Mid-Autumn Day gifts in Yangzhou, Nowadays, wine has become one of the preferred gifts.