Your Wine Rep · South Korea
Korea office
37°27′N 126°42′E · Office, Korea
Korea moves fast and rewards producers with a story. Our Korea office runs prospection, trade tastings and account management with the country's importers and distributors.
The zone
South Korea
Address
Room 606, Building C, 5 Seonsuchongongwon-ro, Namdong-gu, Incheon 21582
인천광역시 남동구 선수촌공원로5, C동606호
- Trade tastings in Seoul (306 importers contacted, 24 buyers in the room in 2026)
- Online-first boutiques and the big retail groups
- Account management with Korean importers
Benjamin BirotFounder, General Manager Asia-PacificOur brands
The producers this office represents.
Bosio Family EstatesPiedmont (Langhe)
Château Vieux RivallonBordeaux (Saint-Émilion)
Cognac PrunierCognac
Famiglia De CerchioAbruzzo
FecovitaMendoza (Maipú)
KolektorPrimorska, Podravje and Posavje
Loire PropriétésLoire Valley (Brissac, Anjou)
PeriscopeMargaret River, Barossa and other Australian regions
Utria & RomeroRioja Alta (Ábalos and Briones)
VitevisVeneto (Verona and Vicenza)Export wine to South Korea: the 2026 guide
Wine from the EU, UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand and Chile enters duty free; other origins pay 15%. On top: liquor tax 30%, education tax 10% of the liquor tax, VAT 10%.
Reference data · updated 31 Oct 2026Wine imports in South Korea by country (2025 data)
South Korea imported USD 434 million of wine in 2025, down 6.0% and the third yearly fall since the 2022 peak (USD 581 million).
Market news
Latest from South Korea.
Korea Wine Market 2026: 306 Importers Contacted, 24 Buyers in the Room
Our biggest Korea outreach to date: what 24 buyers in a Seoul tasting room told us about the Korean wine market in 2026.
Korea Trade Tasting: July 2025 Wine Importer Event in Seoul
Korea Trade Tasting, July 2025 Recap in Seoul, South Korea After several editions in Shanghai, we brought our Korea Trade Tasting back to Seoul this July and on…
Imported wine market in Korea
France is Korea's leading wine supplier in value while Chile has consolidated its position as the leading supplier in volume since 2017...
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Benjamin Birot
Founder, General Manager Asia-Pacific
benjamin@yourwinerep.com · LinkedIn
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