Exports of Alentejo wine increased by 12.4% in value and 9.7% in volume, to €37.1 million and 10.4 million litres, in the first half of the year.
Top importers include Brazil, USA, Canada, Poland and Switzerland, according to latest data from Alentejo Regional Wine Commission (CVRA).
In this period, the average price of wine per litre also increased by 2.5%, to €3.57, with Denomination of Controlled Origin (DOC) wine registering growth of 6.1% – to €5.35 – and regional growing 4%, to €3.05.
According to Francisco Mateus, president of CVRA, it is an important index that “shows, once again, that the quality of Alentejo wines is being valued abroad, with consumers willing to pay a higher price for our wines.”
Top Markets
Exports to Brazil grew by 23% in value and 26% in volume, while North American imports increased 21% in value and 14% in volume.
Canadian saw imports increasing by 17% in value and 9% in volume, and Polish imports grew 3% in value and 1% in volume.
In Switzerland, the second market that imports the most Alentejo wine in terms of value, also saw 9% growth, with volumes declining by 3%.
'Very Positive Growth'
Mateus commented, “We once again registered very positive growth that illustrates the effort and work that Alentejo producers have put into promoting our wines across borders, along with investing in their quality and sustainability of production.
"However, in the months of April to June we started to see a slowdown in this growth which, despite everything, remained above the numbers recorded last year in all variables of volume of wine sold, price per litre and value.”
Exports of Alentejo wine saw 38% growth in value and 57% in volume in Australia, which was among the top 20 importers of the product in 2021.
Exports to China and Macau as well as France and Sweden declined in this period.
Overall, Portuguese wine exports declined by 1.28% year on year, or €5.6 million, in export value from the period between January to June 2022, according to ViniPortugal, the main representative group for the sector.
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