Wine Has a Stellar Easter

Dear Client: The wine industry got a nice boost from Easter this year, with dollar sales gaining +10.3% and volumes up +5.4%, based on SymphonyIRI food, drug and c-store scans for the 4-weeks ending April 15. That is much improved from already solid year-to-date trends of +7% and +3.8%, respectively. The bulk of Easter growth came from domestic table wines (although imports were healthy as well), white wine, and $11 wines and above. Pricing was also healthy across the board,