Wine

Red wine continued to drive growth and accounts for the largest percentage of wine produced in Morocco. Trade contacts estimate that red wine comprised approximately 88% of category in 2019, three quarters of which is done off-trade, which allows for...

Domestic brands were seen to be popular with Ukrainian consumers in 2019, with the main selection criteria being the lower price points, and the majority of wines in this area tending to be sweet and semi-sweet red wine. However, there was also some ...

In 2019, Ireland was importing the majority of its wine, with Chile remaining Ireland’s favourite producer, followed by Australia. Fine wines also continued to increase in popularity in 2019, with the leading off-licence chains carrying specific ...

After the advertisement ban was introduced for all alcoholic drinks in 2018, wine producers faced a challenge of how to continue to educate their consumer audience. Wine drinks require attention to detail and specific knowledge about what constitutes...

Sparkling wine remained buoyant in 2019 as the premiumisation trend boosted the category’s appeal, with Champagne performing particularly well. There was also a wider variety of offerings at different price points to capture a larger consumer base. ...

Although sales of wine in Israel have traditionally been accounted for mainly by large industrial wineries , recent years have seen increasing numbers of boutique wineries appearing on the scene and there were over 350 of such wineries active in the ...

Wine is not available in Saudi Arabia as alcoholic drinks are not permitted in the country under Islamic Law....

Recent years have seen per capita consumption of wine in Australia in decline, with positive volume growth based mainly on population growth. This has resulted in merely moderate sales growth within the category, with women continue to account for ...

In 2019, Hong Kong was rocked by the outbreak of the Anti-Extradition Bill Movement, with fierce protests taking place in most parts of the city since June 2019. Social unrest seriously damaged sales of most wine products like sparkling wine and ...

The maturity of wine in Chile represented a challenge to organic volume growth. In the past, wine relied on population growth, but with changing demographic dynamics and a consumer trend towards reduced alcohol consumption, wine companies have had to...

In 2019 the wine category was impacted by the shrinkage of the non-Muslim workforce in the UAE. This was due to unfavourable economic conditions, lower energy prices, and a drop in real estate prices, which caused a softening of economic conditions. ...

Wine held the largest current value in alcoholic drinks in 2019, though its growth was second to cider/perry in both on- and off-trade value terms. On-trade was wine’s most profitable channel for value sales which were supported by an increase in ...

The government applied a lower excise rate on low-alcohol drinks in 2014-2019. In contrast, a strong increase in excise caused prices of spirits to grow unaffordably high in 2019, while prices for wine and other low-alcohol drinks remained within ...

Wine continues to be viewed as an attractive lower alcohol alternative than spirits amongst a wide base of middle- and high-income Costa Ricans, which helps to explain its good momentum. The category maintained dynamic total volume growth in 2019, ...

Wine recorded strong total volume growth over the review period despite the economic uncertainty in Nigeria. However, consumers were more rational in their choices of wine, with many moving to less expensive options. Recent increases in taxes and ...

Unit prices in wine came under significant pressure towards the end of the review period as increased levels of competition among the country’s leading wine players resulted in the emergence of a small price war in still light grape wine. Although ...

Local wine producers have been enjoying continuous governmental support since the Uzbekistani government decree of 2018 introduced a number of exemptions for manufacturers. For example, since April 2019, producers have been allowed to independently ...

Wine continued to lose popularity amongst Swiss consumers in 2019, with another year of declining demand through both off-trade and on-trade channels. Whilst beer has managed to adapt to consumers’ changing demands in terms of health consciousness, ...

Among the main alcoholic drinks categories, wine recorded the highest total volume growth in 2019. This reflected its growing acceptance by Egyptian consumers as middle- and higher-income women in particular continued to adopt elements of Western ...

2018 saw the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Russian Quality System, initiate the Days of Russian Wines campaign. The aim of this campaign is to support domestic wine producers and the ...