Despite an 8% decline in EU glowing wine manufacturing and exports in 2023, Italian Prosecco has overtaken EU glowing wine exports, surpassing French Champagne.
As New Year’s Eve approaches, many are wanting ahead to a glass of glowing wine to rejoice. However, this 12 months there are fewer bottles in circulation as unhealthy climate has hit the vineyards onerous.
In 2023, the EU produced 1.496 billion liters of glowing wine from contemporary grapes, down 8% in comparison with 2022, in accordance with the most recent Eurostat knowledge.
Italy leads the manufacturing with 638 million liters, adopted by France with 312 million liters and Germany with 263 million liters.
In the identical 12 months, the EU exported 600 million liters of glowing wine to non-EU international locations, down 8% in comparison with 2022.
Italian Prosecco leads EU glowing wine exports, capturing nearly half of the market, adopted by glowing wine from contemporary grapes at 17%, French champagne at 15% and Spanish cava at 10%.
Meanwhile, EU international locations imported 5 million liters of glowing wine from outdoors the bloc, equivalent to lower than 1% of the quantity exported.
Is local weather change behind the decline in manufacturing?
Heavy rains, droughts and storms exacerbated by local weather change can change the style of merchandise resembling glowing wine and even trigger them to vanish.
In Italy, excessive climate situations and soil degradation are inflicting a decline in grape yields, placing Prosecco in danger, with manufacturing anticipated to fall by a fifth.
Spanish Cava can also be in danger as a result of extreme drought affecting many villages in Catalonia. While Cava producers stay cautiously optimistic that 2025 may convey extra rainfall than the previous three years, main corporations are urging the Spanish authorities to implement irrigation applications and different options to handle future droughts.
To tackle power water shortages, the regional authorities of Catalonia lately introduced a €2.3 billion funding plan by 2040, together with a €200 million seawater desalination plant on the Costa Brava. However, the plan would require monetary help from the Spanish authorities.
Video editor • Mert Can Yilmaz
