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Sunday, January 28, 2007

For China's Newly Affluent, Imported Wine Is De Rigueur

For China's Newly Affluent, Imported Wine Is De Rigueur The Cost Is Part of the Charm, as Urban Consumption Surges
By Maureen Fan
Washington Post Foreign Service
Sunday, January 28, 2007; Page A12


Chinese customers make their way through the wine section of a store in Beijing, June 14, 2005. Consumption of European-style wines has grown dramatically in China's cities, by as much as 15 percent to 20 percent a year, according to some industry estimates. China's state statistics bureau says per capita consumption of such wine has doubled in five years. (Elizabeth Dalziel - AP)
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