US: Most Important Export Market for Austrian Wine

US: Most Important Export Market for Austrian Wine / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Exports to the US, particularly of Austrian white wine (Grüner Veltliner), have increased by 483 % in the time frame between 2007 and 2011 to 3.9 million cases. The US have taken the place of Germany as the most important export market for Austrian wine. Germany now ranks second in exports with 3.07 million cases sold. The demand in Austrian wine also increased in Sweden, the…