Enough wine to go around

CHINA is planting more and more vineyards, the United States is reclaiming wine regions abandoned during Prohibition and the English are producing more bubbly than ever before. And with global production expected to increase still further in coming decades, the supply of wine would seem assured for some time to come.

“There are new vineyards (in China), so many new vineyards planted that have not yet begun producing,” said Bruno Butragueno, Asia Pacific director for Rioja giant Compania Vinicola del Norte de Espana.