Wine shortage expected this year

Only the half the usual quantity was produced in the wine cellars last year, so shortage is expected this year, and also a lot of wine varieties may disappear from the stores shelves states a winery.

As an effect of the disastrous weather conditions of 2010, instead of the usual 350 million liters of wine per year, only an estimated 160 to 190 million liters was transported to the cellars. The damage is huge, Calculating on a 200 HUF per liter price, 32 – 38 billion HUF loss occured in the sector – states the flash analysis of the Varga Winery.