Sales on the home market showed a slight increase – up 2% with Quincy (15%) and Châteaumeillant leading, although both are small appellations (236 ha and 98 ha respectively).
Exports account for 49% of total sales – of this 93% is white. The UK, US, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Canada and Scandinavia are the principal markets.
With the credit crunch, general economic gloom and the fall in the value of sterling against the Euro, although the rise in the dollar vis à vis the Euro may offset this, it will be interesting to see how the sales over the next year hold up. Volumes to sell are likely to be down as quantity in 2008 looks to be down due to a difficult flowering and hail in Pouilly in late June.
Source: BIVC
The appellations of the Central vineyards:
Châteaumeillant
Coteaux de Giennois
Menetou-Salon
Pouilly-Fumé
Pouilly-sur-Loire
Quincy
Reuilly
Sancerre
There are 5243 ha in production – Sancerre accounts for 53% of the vines planted. White varieties account for 4146 (Sauvignon Blanc:: 4113; Chasselas: 33). Red varieties (mainly Pinot Noir): 1004 ha.
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