New Zealand wine exports have continued to rise amid the coronavirus pandemic with an increase in home drinking and online sales boosting demand. The United States and Britain continued to be the top export markets. “The impact of Covid-19 varied significantly between our export markets depending on their local governments' response to the health crisis,” Marchadour said. Kono Wines export sales manager Dan Taylor said the global situation with Covid-19 was still changing and unpredictable, but the company had started to see some export trends. Supplied/Yealands Wine Group Yealands Wine Group chief executive Tiffani Graydon thought New Zealand’s wine industry was well positioned to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic because of its reputation.

Source: Stuff August 30, 2020 03:11 UTC