|
|
Article: Epicureans fuel wine rack sales.
- Article from:
- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- October 7, 1996
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 MacFadden Communications Group LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
NEW YORK--While America may still lag behind other countries in annual consumption of wine, there is no question that wine drinking is on a distinct upward curve. And that represents good news for manufacturers and merchants selling wine racks, which are enjoying a solid upward trend of their own.
The rising popularity of wine can be attributed in part to the increasingly sophisticated tastes of the aging Baby Boomers, as they enter their years of peak affluence. It also fits perfectly with the ongoing "cocooning" trend, which has spurred heightened interest in home entertaining.
But whatever the underlying motivation, all market indicators point to ...