date:Apr 28, 2013
compared with two-thirds in France and 46 percent in Germany.
The fast-growing Chinese market also topped online sales, with 27 percent of consumers sometimes buying wine this way. Japan, Brazil and Britain were just behind.
The report predicted 47 percent of Chinese would buy wine on the Internet by 2020. Japan, Britain, Australia and Germany would also see a rising online trend, but Internet sales would stagnate in France and Russia.
Beynat suggested that the 2008 financial crisis and ensui