US wine imports fall

Wine import volumes, excluding other fermented categories like cider, declined by five per cent on a year-over-year basis to 255.6 million liters in the first quarter of 2015. A 25 per cent rise in imported sparkling wines, including champagne, was offset by a nine per cent decline in table wine volumes. Volumes for fortified wines, which include additional alcohol added during the fermentation process, were up 23 per cent.