Why is non South African wine so expensive in South Africa?!
Why is non South African wine so expensive in South Africa?
An every day drinking french wine or an american wine will cost you nearly ￡100 whereas a similar calibre South African equivalent will cost ￡4 in a bottle store.
It can't be the shipment costs alone because in England we get wine from Australia which is quite far and yet it costs about ￡4.
Answers:
Import taxes and transportation fees. In the U.S. we will pay $140.00 for a bottle of wine you can get for $15.00 in Italy. The other reason is supply. Vineyards ship a limited quantity of wines to other countries and sell the bulk domestically. That 4 pound bottle of domestic wine may have up to 50,000 cases made in South Africa where the 100 pound bottle may only have 1,000 cases available.