And one of the most astonishing data is about global export: 81.2% of Prosecco DOC bottles were exported abroad, while domestic sales amounted to 18.8% (about 120 million bottles). Among the foreign markets, now the U.S. jumped to the 1st place with an increase of 5.8% and a total 134 million bottles of Prosecco wine imported from Italy. They overtook the UK, which has been the best Italian Prosecco consumer in the last years, as they now rank second with 130 million bottles (+3.5%). Germany follows with 46 million bottles (+2.8%), and surprisingly France is Italian Prosecco DOC's fourth importer with a striking increase: +19% in volume than 2021, and +30% in value.
The next goals for 2023 vintage will be set through the project #roadto2030, which will be presented by Consorzio Prosecco DOC to winemakers and stakeholders in the next few weeks.
The positive trend in international exports has been confirmed by recent data disclosed by Osservatorio Federvini, and collected in collaboration with Nomisma and Tradelab. Wines, spirits and vinegars altogether cashed in 17 billion euros. Of these, 9 billion euros come from the export, accounting for 22% of the whole Italian food&beverage industry's exports (almost a quarter). 2,300 firms employ 30,000 people, excluding the satellite activities.
Wine exports in particular recorded an extraordinarily positive trend: +51.4% in the UK alone, followed by Japan (+25.1%), Canada (+17.9%), Australia (+17.4%), U.S. (+15.6%) and France (+15%).