NEW ZEALAND NOW 16TH LARGEST GLOBAL WINE PRODUCER...

• According to the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), New Zealand has slipped from 14^th to 16^th largest wine producing country in 2017 after being overtaken by Hungary and Brazil.

  In 2018 wine production rose in Italy by 14%, France by 27% and Spain by 26%.Italy has been the largest wine producer since 2015 when it overtook France, now in second place. Spain is in third place, while Australia maintains its fifth position.

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