Sparkling wine exports in Italy – update September 2024

Italian sparkling wine exports enter the critical period of the year with a good cruising speed, +7/8%, as always driven by Prosecco which grows by around 11% (both over the 9 months and the last 12 months) partially offset by a stable Asti, by other DOP sparkling wines still declining (but with some signs of revival) and by a +5% for all other products in the category. The trend is particularly encouraging when compared with Champagne, which fell by around 13% in the same period, but also with Spanish sparkling wines, which grew by a more modest 4%, again in the first 9 months of the year. The geographies that are supporting this performance are the USA, ...