date:Nov 22, 2013
eattle-based Washington State Wine Commission.
While the Washington State Wine Commission's export program has existed for 15 years, focus on the Chinese mainland as a key export market did not begin until 2008, said Michaela Baltasar, spokesman for the commission. Emphasis on the market continues to grow, and the Chinese mainland currently ranks 5th for reported Washington State wine exports in 2012-13 behind Canada, Japan, Germany and Denmark.
US wine exports, 90 percent of which come from