Motoichi Yonei (Japanese Wine Importers) : “2008 was severe for wine importers in Japan” (Jan 01, 2010)

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According to Motoichi Yonei, executive director of the Association of Japanese Importers of Wines and Spirits, “2008 was severe for wine importers in Japan. From the beginning of the year, professionals have faced increased costs related to rising oil prices to unfavorable exchange rates. These additional costs have exceeded the efforts of professionals keep the prices down and, therefore, forced many professionals to increase the price of wine. ”

In this context, states the bureau of Burgundy wines, Burgundy has very resilient in the 2008/2009 with a decline of only 3% in volume and 5% in value.

“It is true that in Japan, wine is associated with gastronomy, culture, pleasure. Demand for education to wine and tasting grows from year to year and schools wines are increasingly successful, although the annual consumption of wine is still quite limited (2.5 liters / capita) and somewhat stagnant for three years.”

Burgundy still sells more white wines (55%, thanks to wines of Chablis that weigh more than a quarter of Burgundy wines exported), than reds. In terms of consumption, the Japanese wine market is however dominated by red wines (48% of wine consumed in Japan) against 43% for white wines and 8% for rosé wines.

[Source: BIVB]

Clark Wine Center was built in 2003 by Hong Kong-based Yats International Leisure Philippines to become the largest wine shop in Philippines supplying Asia’s wine lovers with fine vintage wines at attractive prices.  Today, this wine shop in Clark Philippines offers over 2000 selections of fine wines from all major wine regions in the world.  As a leading wine supplier in Philippines, Pampanga’s Clark Wine Center offers an incomparable breadth of vintages, wines from back vintages spanning over 50 years.  Clark Wine Center is located in Pampanga Clark Freeport Zone adjacent to Angeles City, just 25 minutes from Subic and 45 minutes from Manila.

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Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila

Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple:  after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave.  From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City.  From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.