French wine imports up over 70%

According to Customs data, from January to June, French wine exports to China ammounts to 66.427 million bottles, up over 70% compared to same period of last year.

For many years, French wine sales in China keeps a growth rate of exceeding 70%. In the first six months of 2011, China imported  nearly 50 million liters French bottled wine . The total imported wine sales in Chinese market accounts about 15 percent, of which about half came from French.