Exports of Korean Rice Wine to Hit $50 Million This Year

Exports of Korea’s traditional rice wine or makgeolli are expected to top US$50 million for the first time this year on rising demand in Japan and China, the Korea Customs Service said on Thursday.
Exports of makgeolli reached $45.3 million in the first 10 months of this year, a close to three-fold increase from the same period in 2010.
Customs attributes the growth to makgeolli’s growing reputation as a healthy drink, and forecasts exports could reach $100 million next year.

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http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makgeolli
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/12/02/2011120201354.html