According to data, Latvia ranked first in the supply of sparkling wine to Russia in January-September 2023 RIA NewsRIA News.
According to the agency’s calculations based on open statistics, imports of sparkling wine from Latvia during this period amounted to 105.43 million dollars. This is $25 million more than the previous year.
Italy ranked second in terms of supply with $55.4 million compared to $43.36 million in January-September 2022.
The top three were closed by Lithuania, whose exports increased from 23.03 million dollars to 42.69 million dollars, while Poland, Spain, France, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Germany were also among the top ten. The only country that reduced wine exports to the Russian Federation was France; exports fell by 51 percent.
The agency writes that according to Rosselkhozbank, wine consumption in Russia in 2023 will reach 90 million deciliters, and more than half of it will be domestic products.
Early September in Greece stated It’s about the record supply of wine to Russia this year.
Previously Georgia augmented Wine supplies to Russia have increased by almost a quarter in eight months.