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Ethiopian Wine: Coming soon to a wine store near you
Wine drinkers around the world could soon be washing down their cheese with fine Ethiopian wine if Castel has its way. The French company, which owns a 120,000-hectare vineyard three hours from Addis Ababa, has plans to export half of its 750,000-thousand bottle production this year, according to a report by the Christian Science Monitor.
Ethiopia's major export remains to be coffee and the country is now world's third largest coffee producer, according to ICO. It now wants to diversify its exports and challenge South Africa and Chile in the wine industry.
Read the story from Christian Science Monitor and have your say
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