Archive for category: Emerging markets

2017: rewind

In our last Network News of the year, we take a look at our most influential stories from 2017

Poland’s wine renaissance

Poland’s wine market is set for an exciting period of growth – so long as its government doesn’t derail the economy

Home is where the consumer is

Chile’s globally renowned wines are gaining more traction in its domestic market Large wine-producing countries, on the whole, tend to have a higher wine per capita consumption rates. France, Portugal and Italy, for example, all feature…

Tier 2 cities, no longer a second thought

Most of the media attention about wine still focuses in Tier 1 cities like Shanghai, while the real growth story is now in Tier 2 Although we often hear China described as an “awakening dragon” or a booming economy that rivals the…

A sense of adventure

An adventurous burgeoning middle class and a strengthening economy makes Colombia one of the most attractive Latin American markets – for now Historically, the Columbian wine drinker has been set in their ways. If one was to ask him…

Turning up the competitive temperature

Will the emergence of new cool climate regions of the world inspire or confuse consumers in emerging markets?

China learns to sip

The traditional down-in-one “ganbei” is giving way to a more sedate form of social drinking

When Shoreditch met Africa…

Lagos can seem scary and dangerous, but closer inspection reveals a global city in the making

After the storm

Colombia is emerging from decades of turmoil – and becoming a wine market of interest