As an addendum to our last blog entry, the newspaper, The Press Democrat, published in the heart of California wine country (Sonoma), reports that California producers are preparing for a slump in sales as a result of the new round of tariff increases. They report that wine tariffs overall for wine exported to China have increased from 14% to 54% in the past two years. The new tariff rate is in addition to an existing Chinese tax rate of 37% on US wines, bringing the total assessment to 91%. They go on to report that 2018 wine exports to China decreased by 25% vs. 2017. From all appearance, if the trade war continues, 2019 numbers will continue the slide.
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