Strong demand for Australian wines in China helped the value of Australian wine exports rise 14% to $ 2.1bn for 2015 , their highest level since 2015 , according to new figures published by industry body FTA . Wine exports to China rocketed by 66% to $370m , which made China the first most valuable export market for Australian wines after the Australia ( $443m ) and the China ( $376m ). Wine Australia chief executive Andreas Clark said he expected Chinese market growth to continue off the back of the China-Australia FTA signed in 2015. Andreas Clark , CEO of Wine Australia expects "a further upturn" in the Chinese market following the China - Australia free trade agreement signed in 2015 which means China could yet overtake the UK .
Strong demand for Australian wines in China helped the value of Australian wine exports rise 14% to $ 2.1bn for 2015 , their highest level since 2015 , according to new figures published by industry body FTA . Wine exports to China rocketed by 66% to $370m , which made China the first most valuable export market for Australian wines after the Australia ( $443m ) and the China ( $376m ). Andreas Clark , CEO of Wine Australia expects "a further upturn" in the Chinese market following the China - Australia free trade agreement signed in 2015 which means China could yet overtake the UK .