Discover the Roots - Brintex
Discover the Roots - Brintex
Discover the Roots - Brintex
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TODAY<br />
Facts and Figures<br />
about <strong>the</strong> Turkish Wine Market (2009)<br />
The total alcoholic beverage production in Turkey is 1,046 mio litres.<br />
Wine consumption constitutes 7% of total alcoholic beverage consumption.<br />
The o<strong>the</strong>rs are: Beer 57%, Rak› 25%, O<strong>the</strong>r 8% and Vodka 5%.<br />
Turkey’s Wine Production is around 75 mio litres per year.<br />
Wine exports constitute 2.62% of total production and by volume is 3.64 mio litres<br />
and by value $7,800,000.<br />
Turkey ranks sixth in <strong>the</strong> world for grape production with 3,850,000 tonnes produced annually<br />
and is <strong>the</strong> sixth largest grape-growing area at 486,000 ha after Italy, China, USA,<br />
France and Spain.<br />
In Turkey around 2% of total grape production is used for wine making.<br />
The consumption per capita is around 1 litre per annum.<br />
Award-winning Turkish Wines (2010)<br />
During 2010 Turkish wines won a total of 155 medals (including gold) in prominent competitions<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> world, becoming <strong>the</strong> most successful year for Turkish wines so far.<br />
Turkish wines also scored a coup at <strong>the</strong> 2010 London International Wine Fair, where <strong>the</strong>y<br />
were promoted by Wines of Turkey, when <strong>the</strong> wines scooped numerous medals and awards<br />
in IWC 2010, IWSC 2010 and <strong>the</strong> Decanter World Wine Awards 2010. Thirty-nine Turkish<br />
wines were entered into <strong>the</strong> IWC 2010 with a 72% award rate.<br />
You may obtain <strong>the</strong> awards list for 2010 from <strong>the</strong> Wines of Turkey Office or UK PR<br />
Representative.
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