the share of Russian wine in catering and stores increased to 58.3% over the year – Kommersant

Over the year, the share of Russian wine in the assortment of shops and catering increased by 6.14%, to 58.34%, TASS reports citing a study by the Kontur.Market service. In the catering sector, the indicator increased by 6.4%, in retail – by 3.6%. The positive dynamics is connected, among other things, with state support and sanctions.

In the second quarter of 2022, the share of domestic wines grew by 12.7%, in the third – by another 0.3%. In the fourth quarter, the share of Russian wines decreased by 6.7% compared to the third quarter. At the same time, the share of wines from the top importing countries decreased in the Russian market: France, Italy, Spain. Catering in the first quarter of 2023 purchased an average of 3.5% less imported wines than a year earlier.

The service explained that the growth in the share of Russian wine was influenced, among other things, by the support of the sphere by the authorities. “There is a federal project “Stimulation of the development of viticulture and winemaking”, subsidies are allocated for the purchase of planting material, equipment and other means of production. Including thanks to state support in the Krasnodar Territory, there are 76 wineries: their number has grown 3 times over 10 years, ”said Ekaterina Berezovik, an expert at Kontur.Market for automating catering.

As follows from the data of market participants available to Kommersant, the absence of payment difficulties and simple logistics allowed Georgia to become the second supplier of still wines to Russia. In the first quarter of 2023, the import of still wines from the country increased by 49%, to 13.1 million liters, which allowed Georgia to displace Spain and move closer to Italy, the leader in imports.

Details – in the material “Kommersant” “Russia sappered with wine”.

Laura Keffer