Italy’s CY 2014 wine production is forecast to drop 14 percent from the previous campaign to 41.6 million hectoliters (Mhl), due to unfavorable weather conditions this summer.
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Taiwan: Craft Beers Increase in Taiwan

Taiwan’s beer market increased to 517 million liters (137 million gallons) in 2013.
U.S. exhibitors reported positive export opportunities at Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair 2014, with projected sales in the next 12 months of over US $200,000.
The U.S. has long been the leading supplier of wines to the Philippines and, since 2009, the Philippines has been the largest U.S. wine market in Southeast Asia in terms of volume.
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Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Alcohol Ban

Kazakhstan introduced a ban on the importation or sale of alcohol products that are not in compliance with the Customs Union Technical Regulation on food safety and Kazakh labeling requirements.