Sparkling Wines Maintain Growth in the Spring

Dear Client: This isn't your typical season for sparkling wine, but sales continue to chug along in the mid-single digits, according to year-to-date SIRI all channel scan data ending May 13. Unlike with table wine, growth is dominated by imports, with dollar sales climbing +11.1%, compared to domestic wine sales of +4.2%. Digging deeper it's apparent that most of the growth is coming from Italy, and therefore Prosecco. It's no wonder all the majors now have at least one Prosecco