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Canadians drinking more wine than ever

New study finds wine consumption growing 6 faster than global average

New research shows the amount of wine consumed by Canadians grew by 22.5 per cent between 2005 and 2009, to a total of 40.4 million cases. And that’s just the start: wine consumption in Canada is expected to grow another 19 per cent by 2014. Among wine importers, Canada’s now ranks fifth in the world by volume, and could trail just China and the U.S. in three years.

Montreal Gazette

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