国际英语资讯:Feature: Coronavirus is changing the way Italian winemakers operate
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 26-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="vintners">vintners</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="make">make</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 10. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>.</p><p><span word="Data">Data</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exports">exports</span>.</p><p>"<span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="indications">indications</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="around">around</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019," <span word="Lorenzo">Lorenzo</span> <span word="Tersi">Tersi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Keep">Keep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="period">period</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>."</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="Tersi">Tersi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Vine">Vine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wine">Wine</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="intergovernmental">intergovernmental</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="viticulture">viticulture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="winemaking">winemaking</span>, <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="winemakers">winemakers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="distributors">distributors</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>.</p>
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