Domestic wine consumption in Greece increased by 41.3% in the 2021-2022 wine season compared to the 2020-21 season, approaching the high levels of 2013, 2014, according to a sectoral study on wine=making, prepared by the company Stochasis Management Consultancy. The share of bulk wine (non-standard or bag-in-a-box) in the total …
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Wine production in Greece up 8.13% in 2021
Greek wine production grew 8.13% in 2021 compared with the previous year, totaling 2,468,945 kilolitres, the National Agricultural Cooperative of Wine Products said in a report released on Tuesday. This figure was in full contrast with the first estimate sent to the European Commission in September 2021 which envisaged a …
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Greek olive oil, wines, other products exempted from US tariffs imposed on EU
Greek olive oil, olive products, cheese, wines and related export products remain exempted from the US tariffs on European Union products. Apart from these products, plum juice was excluded from the list of duties. On February 15, the US Department of Commerce renewed Greece’s exemption from US tariffs on the …
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Greek airline cancels free meals and wine on flights up to 5 hours
Greek airline Ellinair is changing its meals policy and cancels the provision of food and wine during flights with a duration of up to five hours. According to an announcement by Ellinair the new policy that will cancel free food and wine service to passengers will go into effect as …
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Early Celts imported wine from Greece to mimic Greeks’ drinking culture
The early Celts had their very own twist on getting drunk but they loved to import wine from Greece which they drank out of Greek fancy ceramics to mimic the drinking culture of the folks in the Mediterranean Sea. This is the result of chemical analysis of fragments from Bronze …
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Council of State cancels Special Consumption Tax on Wine
The Council of State has ruled in favor of the cancellation of Special Consumption Tax on wine. The ruling of Greece’s highest court No. 1793/3-9-2018 was published by the Greek Wine Association on Tuesday. The judicial ruling comes as the government has repeatedly said since summer 2017 to abolish this …
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Greek Absurdistan: Gov’t considers a 6-euro tax on Tsipouro
Minister for Rural Development, Vaggelis Apostolou, shocked local authorities and professional groups of Tyrnavos when he told them last Friday that the government is considering to impose a 6-euro tax on tsipouro, the strong distilled grape pomace brandy for which Tyrnavos in Central Greece is famous. Apostolou argued that that …
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Oenorama 2018: Wine Exhibition in downtown Athens, Mar 10-12
The most important wine appointment of Greece for consumers and professionals, Greeks and foreigners. Oenorama, the world’s leading Greek wine exhibition opens its gates to public, hosting up to 250 wineries with more than 1,600 wines to taste. Once again, this year’s Oenorama is being held in the city centre, …
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Greece to abolish excise tax on wine after completion of third review
The government will abolish a duty on wine introduced in 2015 after the completion of the third program review, Agricultural Minister Vangelis Apostolou said at an event organized by the National Interprofessional Organization of Vine and Wine of Greece (EDOAE) in Athens. “After the completion of the third review we …
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Special Consumption Tax on Wine to be scrapped, says minister
The government will scrap the special consumption tax on wine by end of the year, Minister for Rural Development, Vaggelis Apostolou, announced on Saturday. The measure not only did not meet revenue targets, it boosted illegal trade in wine and grapes. Inaugurating the Wine Days of Nemea 2017 in one …
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Wine Tourism to be included in Greece’s travel packages
The Federation of Tourist and Travel Agencies in Greece (FedHATTA), and the National Interprofessional Organisation of Vine and Wine held an event for the prospects of wine tourism in Greece and its connection with all inclusive holidays. The aim was the integration of wine tourism in travel packages with the …
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Greece & creditors agree on 23% V.A.T on Gambling, Extra Tax on Wine
Debtors and creditors have agree on how Greece will collect €300 million on yearly basis from indirect taxes. Jumping from beef to private education the famous 23% Valuer Added Tax finally landed on Gambling and Wine. Creditors seek 300 million EUR per year and they don’t care where the money …
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