foreign agricultural service gain report global agriculture information network required public distribution date 06 26 00 uk0022 united kingdom wine marketing annual 2000 from american embassy london 24 grosvenor square w1a 1ae tel 44 20 7894 0040 fax 0031 approved by thomas a hamby us prepared jennifer e jones highlights the uk is world s biggest importer of it also key export market for having achieved rapid growth in four years 1995 1998 imports still steadied 1999 growing just 1 to reach 495 000 hl as competition other new countries increased forecast shows exports likely increase 4 510 closely following overall at 3 includes psd changes no trade matrix yes uk1 table contents general summary page 22 production consumption 2 international 6 7 sparkling 8
