Throughout the 17th century, wine became one of the most important aspects of Spanish exports to England. The international wine market faced strong competition during the 17th century, so other wine-producing countries such as France and Portugal had to be taken into account, as the prohibition on importing French wines or the increase in tariffs that affected the international wine market should be noted. The port of London, at the end of the 17th century, centralised most of the country’s commercial activity, and between 1672-1681 this enclave alone collected 542,100 pounds sterling out of the 760,000 pounds sterling obtained from the other British ports: between 75-90% of the legal imports of wine at the end of the century were made in the Thames. The provenance of the wines is not a trivial issue as it highlights the competitive nature of the market at the turn of the century. Once French wines were vetoed by the British market, Spanish or Portuguese wines were chosen. Over the course of the last decade of the 17th century and the first three decades of the 18th century, wine from the Canary Islands predominated among the wines of Spain, reducing its presence in Britain as the years went by.
Collection: Statistics
Project: 2. Social and economic impact of technological revolutions in Europe., 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity., 9. Travels and travelers: economic, social and cultural connections.
Chronology: XVII
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Link: https://www.historiaagraria.com/FILE/articulos/HA70_MartinezRuiz.pdf
Resource type: Statistics
Format: Table
Source: Martínez Ruiz, José Ignacio, «El comercio de vinos entre España e Inglaterra en la segunda mitad del siglo XVII: construcción de una serie anual y primeros resultados», Historia Agraria, 70 (2016), pp. 11–46.
Language: Spanish
Date: 2016
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Copyright: © José Ignacio Martínez Ruiz © Revista de Historia Agraria
Abstract: Percentage origin of wines arriving in London from Spain
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