Koreans have enjoyed French wine most last year, followed by Chilean and Italian products.
Imports of wine decreased in terms of quantity but increased by a large margin in terms of value due to the weaker Korean currency and preference of high priced wine by drinkers.
Korea Customs Service said Saturday that Korea imported 28,795 tons of wine worth $166.5 million last year, down by 9.5 percent in quantity but up 10.7 percent in terms of value.
Korea imported $65.7 million worth of wine from France, accounting for 39.5 percent of the total, followed by $29.7 million worth of Chilean product and $24.1 million worth of Italian product.
The United States sold $16.3 million worth to Korea and Australia $11.4 million worth. Spain came sixth with $8.3 million.
In terms of import growth, Italian wine marked the highest of 22.9 percent from the year before, Chilean product 16.5 percent and French product 11.1 percent.