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WSWA: Consumers Stocked Up On Champagne Ahead Of Tariffs

The first quarter of this year saw a notable bump in Champagne depletions, according to the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America’s (WSWA) SipSource data tracker, suggesting that consumers stocked up on bubbly ahead of expected tariffs on European wines. Continue reading →

Posted in News on April 29, 2025

Retailers Lean Into Sparkling Wine To Cap Off The Year

With New Year’s Eve upon us, retailers are focused on driving strong sparkling wine sales to close out the year. While results vary across markets, retail operators have generally seen top sparklers hold up well, with the leading premium brands in the U.S. mostly showing positive growth off-premise for the year. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 31, 2024

Champagne’s U.S. Shipments Near $1 Billion, Up 31% Since Pre-Pandemic

Champagne shipments to the U.S. totaled $998 million last year on volume of 33.7 million bottles (2.8 million cases), up by nearly one-third since pre-pandemic. Continue reading →

Posted in News on April 7, 2023

Champagne Tops €6 Billion In Global Value For The First Time

Global Champagne shipments surpassed the €6 billion ($6.5b) threshold last year for the first time ever, according to the Comité Champagne. Continue reading →

Posted in News on January 19, 2023

News Briefs for December 27, 2022

•Champagne is expected to reach a new record in terms of global sales value this year. Continue reading →

Posted in News on December 27, 2022

Champagne Propels Moët Hennessy’s First-Half Sales

Moët Hennessy saw sales increase 14% organically to €3.3 billion ($3.4b) in its fiscal first half ended in June, while profit from recurring operations jumped 25% to €1.15 billion ($1.2b). Continue reading →

Posted in News on July 28, 2022

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