United Kingdom
Summary
1 - The English vineyards
2 - The sparkling wine production
3 - The sparkling wine importations and exportations
4 - The sparkling wine consumption
5 - Business organizations in sparkling wine industry
6 - Business opportunities for the viti-vinicole development
7 - Information
1 - The English sparkling wine vineyards
Surface area: + 1000 hectares of vines in production
404 vineyards (2010)
109 wineries (2009)
Producing regions: Middlesex, West and East Sussex, Kent, Somerset
2 - The sparkling wine production
2 million of bottles in average (2010). In 2010, the part of sparkling wines produced in the United-Kingdom represented 15 % of the amount of produced wines.
Main producers:
- 8 brands make sparkling wines: Three Choirs Vineyards, Camel Valley Vineyard, NyeTimber Vineyard, Bookers Vineyard, Ridge View Wine Estate, Breaky Bottom.
- NyeTimber: West Sussex. A sparkling wine production: approximatively 70 000 bottles/year. Brand with an high notority, usually awarded
- Ridge View Wine Estate: East Sussex. A sparkling wine production: approximatively 100 000 bottles/year.
3 - The sparkling wine importations and exportations
Importations (2010): United-Kingdom imported more than 300 billion of bottles of sparkling wines (representing 6 % in volume of wine importations), in other words an increase by + 8,3% compared with 2009. Nevertheless, sparkling wine importations have decreased in value (-10%). This behaviour suggests British people discover new suppliers.
- United-Kingdom is 2nd sparkling wine importator.
- Main suppliers (2010, in volume): France (+ 36.2%), Spain (34.9%), Italy (12.5%).
In 2010, French sparkling wines represented approximatively 64% in volume of sparkling wines imported in United-Kingdom.
Exportations (2010) : 8.547 million of bottles (+300% in volume), that represented 8,6% of total wine exportations. Nonetheless, these exportations have been decreasing (- 22 % in value). That shew an important decrease of prices.
The United-Kingdom is the 2nd importator of sparkling wines and the 1st export market for France (28 % of French sparkling wines sold)
4 - The sparkling wine consumption
108.9 million of bottles in 2010.
5 - Business organizations of sparkling wine industry
UKVA (The United Kingdom Vineyards Association) is a governmental organization which represents viti-vinicole industry on domestic and global markets.
EWP (English Wine Producers): organization composed by main independent winemakers in order to promote their wines nearby medias, trades and consumers.
6 - Business opportunities for the viti-vinicole development
According to recent studies, the sparkling wine market will be increasing spectacularly in the next three years, to reach £600 million. Wines of Australia and New-Zealand will likely benefit from this renewed interest from british consumers for sparkling wines.
7 - Information: wines market in United-Kingdom
The English vineyards:
- 647 hectares of vine in production (2009)
Wine production:
- A modest production (2010): 2.93 million of bottles (still and sparkling wines). No frenzied development.
- Winemarkers take advantage of the weather variations (hot temperatures) to improve wine quality.
Wine consumption:
- The market is very important and strategic for global producers. It’s a very competitive, researched and hard market.
_- The consumption of british wines is estimated around to 1350 million of liters in 2010. The market is divided between white wines and red wines.
- The consumption of wine at home is important (80 % of the market)
Wine importations:
- Main exportators of wines in United-Kingdom: France and Australia. In 2004, Australian wines were more important in volume and in value than French wines in english market.
- In 2005, the volume of French imported wines was equal to 226 million of liters, that represented 17.3 % of english market. The volume of Australian imported sparkling wines was equal to 274 million of liters, that represented 21 % of the market.
Wine exportations:
Main british wine importators (2010) :
France, Irlande and Netherlands in volume
Sources:
VITI Vins Effervescents - October 2004
Newsletter of CIVC - 1st quater 2005
ELettre Vinimarket n° 23 - 2005 December 7
Updating: 03/25/2008
www.englishwineproducers.com
Vinexpo/IWSR and www.vigneron-indepant.com
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