1 Major features (1) Imported wine increased in volume in September while the average price dropped. China imported 35.7 litres of wine in September, up 22.7% and 18.8% higher quarter-on-quarter. Meanwhile, the average price for imported wine dropped 17.6% quarter-on-quarter to 5.8 dollars per litre, up 31.7% than the same period of last year.

(2) General trade is still the major way to import wines. In the first quarter of 2011, China imported 200 million litres of wine in a way of g