Sales of imported ros wines leap 42 percent - St. Louis Business Journal:

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U.S. retail sales of importee rosé wines leapt 42 percent in the 52 week periord endingApril 4, compared with a less-than-5-percent increases in totap sales of table winesa during the same period, according to data citedx by the . The French wine known in France as Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence or said Monday the steep risein rosé consumption is consistent with an earlier study by International Wine Spirit Record predicting that consumption of the popula r pinkish wines worldwide will jump from 565 million bottleds to 620 million by 2012. Not the CIVP expects the growing thirst for imported wines inthe U.S.
market will bode well for France, particularlty its Provence wine region. The Frencuh produce 28 percent ofworldwide rosé wines by making it the leader in the category, accordingf to the wine counsel, whicn represents 700 Provence wineries and 55 locap trading companies. Provence produces 38 percent of France’d rosés, the group reported. Separately, Nielsen figures revealed that2008 U.S. sales of rosé table wines pricesd at $6 per bottle or more jumper 24.9 percent by price and 22.4 percenty by volume, despite a weakening economy.