Wine imports by value fell by 3.6 % in the first three months of the year , according to figures from Chinese media , as imports by volume increased by 5.6 % over the same period . " Even though many overseas producers have sold a huge amount of wines to China in the previous years , it seems the sales have n’t caught up , " said Professor Li Demei , a leading authority on China ’s wine market and a columnist for DecanterChina . China’s wine import figures had been showing rapid growth in both volume and value since 2015. By contrast over the first quarter last year wine exports to China increased by 31.1 % in volume and 6 % by value year on year .
Wine imports by value fell by 3.6 % in the first three months of the year , according to figures from Chinese media , as imports by volume increased by 5.6 % over the same period . " Even though many overseas producers have sold a huge amount of wines to China in the previous years , it seems the sales have n’t caught up , " said Professor Li Demei , a leading authority on China ’s wine market and a columnist for DecanterChina . By contrast over the first quarter last year wine exports to China increased by 31.1 % in volume and 6 % by value year on year .