World's biggest wine fair eyes African tipplers

Bordeaux

THE world's biggest wine fair was set to open in Bordeaux, the wine capital of France, over the weekend, with vintners eyeing new tipplers in Africa as global consumption rises in Asia and elsewhere.

The US and China are the world's top wine-lovers, but Africa is the industry's next "future destination", says the Vinexpo wine and spirits fair, in a market expecting 3.5 per cent growth over the next three years.