French wine exports fell by 3% in 2023 and spirits exports by 12.1%

French wine exports fell by 3% last year, to 11,268 million euros, as a result of the drop in consumption in a context of strong inflation, which produced an even greater drop in spirits, from 12.1% to 4,792 million euros. The Federation of French Wine and Spirits Exporters (FEVS) highlighted when presenting the data this Tuesday in a statement that, despite the cut in sales abroad, 2023 was the second best year for the sector, after the record fiscal year of 2022, and that despite "persistent international tensions and very significant inflation." In any case, wine exports decreased much more in volume than in value. Champagne sales fell 11.2% to 13,698,000 cases, although in euros the decrease was limited to 0.6% at 4,190 million. Those of wines with designation of origin decreased by 10.9% in volume and 4.6% in value, to 5,352 million euros. By number of bottles, all the major appellations of origin suffered significant declines: Bordeaux 11.8%, Burgundy 6.9%, Beaujolais 15.9%, ...