Georges Duboeuf, the best-known shipper in Beaujolais, would like to see the cru producers cut back to 40 hectoliters to a hectare. |
Generally, French winemakers consider 40 hectoliters from one hectare ideal. |
In 2006, the four partner companies produced around 6.37 million hectoliters of beer. |
Austria makes about 2.5 million hectoliters, of which less than 10percentt is premium quality. |
The laws are specific: a winemaker is allowed to make a certain number of hectoliters of wine from a hectare of vines. |
With more then 8 million hectoliters of wine, representing 1 billion bottles, Asia is the motor of the growth of this world market. |