Top wine consuming countries
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A report published by The Drinks Business on 'Top 10 wine consuming countries' shows that USA was still no 1 wine consuming country. According to The Drinks Business US consumption reached 311.3 million 9-litre cases in 2011 – equivalent to 3.735 billion bottles.
In addition, the Vinexpo/IWSR five-year forecasts indicate that US wine consumption should continue to grow by 10% between 2011 and 2015.
China, meanwhile, has displaced the UK in the world’s top five wine-consuming nations, with consumption of still, light and sparkling wines growing by 33.4% in China and Hong Kong combined in 2011 to reach 156.19m 9-litre cases. The UK dropped down to sixth on the list.
Consumption in China and Hong Kong grew 2.4 times larger in the five-year period from 2006 to 2010, and the figures predict a further 54.25% rise between 2011 and 2015.
Wine Spectator magazine also stated on 7th August 2013 that "America is now wine's biggest market, and younger drinkers are starting to shape it". American wine drinkers will have an outsized influence on the global wine industry in years to come. The United States is the most important market for wine today and in the foreseeable future.
After passing the French and Italians for largest total wine consumption in 2011, according to Impact Databank, Americans consumed 324 million cases of wine in 2012. That's a 7.7 percent increase over five years ago. And that number is only expected to grow in the next five years. What's more, 2012 is the first year America was home to 100 million wine drinkers, according to a Wine Market Council (WMC) study. "One hundred million wine drinkers cannot be ignored," said WMC president John Gillespie, at a presentation of the findings in January. You can read the complete article on Wine Spectator's site.
You can also find a detailed wine consumption report for US market published by The Wine Institute which shows that in 2012 US consumed 856 gallons of wine.
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