The export of Spanish wine in March exceeded 3,000 million euros for the first time

The turnover of Spanish wine exports last March exceeded the barrier of 3,000 million euros for the first time in history, which represents an increase of 6.7% compared to the same month of the previous year, reported this Wednesday the Spanish Wine Market Observatory (OEMV). Specifically, sales of Spanish wine in March of this year reached 3,061.7 million euros, at an average price that grew by 6.5% year-on-year for packaged wines, up to 2.64 euros per liter, and a 19.9% for bulk wines, up to 0.46 euros per liter. In terms of volume, on the other hand, sales last March fell by 4.9% year-on-year, to 2,111.8 million liters. Bottled wines have grown less in value than bulk wines, but have fallen to a lesser extent in volume than the latter. Its exports stood, year-on-year to March 2023, at 2,532.3 million euros (+6%) and 960.5 million liters (-0.5%). Bulk wines, for their part, registered an increase in value of 9.9%, up to 529.4 million euros, and a drop in volume of 8.4%. With ...