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Spain and Argentina are the two big winners in the UK on-trade says new report

Published:  09 March, 2015

Spain and Argentina were the two big winners in the UK on-trade last year, according to the latest Wine On-Premise report from Wine Business Solutions.

The UK continues its love affair with Spanish food and wineThe UK continues its love affair with Spanish food and wineThe UK continues its love affair with Spanish food and wine

Spain and Argentina were the two big winners in the UK on-trade last year, according to the latest Wine On-Premise report from Wine Business Solutions.

The report looks at the volume and value of wine listings achieved by the major wine producing countries in the UK across the mainstream on-trade sector.

Its 2014 findings reveal that:

      *   Spain is the fastest growing country, and has increased its share of listings by 25% in the last year.

      *   Argentina is the next fastest growing (up 12%) and now has over 5% of all UK listings

      *   Australia (up 8%) has increased its share of listings for the first time in the six years the report has been running. This has been driven by a larger proportion          of regional Australian wine being listed. But wines from South East Australia did not do well, down 36% on last year.

      *  New Zealand (up 4%) had its sixth year of successive growth and is the only country to do so.

  • · The rise in Prosecco (up 35%) at the expense of Champagne (down 11%) saw overall French wine listings drop by 11%. But the Languedoc enjoyed an 11% increase, the fastest growing French wine region

  • · South Africa saw an increase in price per bottle up by 10% as its push towards more premium wine is taking effect with overall listings up 1%.

  • · Chile, however, had a disappointing year and was down 10%, which the report claims is down to more restaurants looking to move out of the sub £20 per bottle sector.

The report also analyses the performance of the main on-trade wine distributors in the UK, what the most listed wine brands are and analyses which restaurants charge by the bottle or by the glass. It also looks at how wine businesses can expect to make from on-trade sales.

Copies of the report can be ordered for £299 either online or by contacting peter@winebusinesssolutions.com.au.

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