Despite a series of alcohol sales bans and supply chain challenges, South Africa's wine industry still managed to grow its export volumes. In 2019, export volumes fell to 320 million litres due to the impact of drought. Packaged wine export volumes in particular rose by 10% while the value of packaged wine exports to the UK rose by a quarter. "African markets have also shown excellent recovery in 2021, with export volumes exceeding pre-Covid levels. Bulk wine still accounts for the biggest share of SA wine exports by volume, up by over a third (33.6%) to 242.6 million litres.

Source: News 24 January 20, 2022 07:01 UTC