Studies and analysis of the global wine trade
Studies and analysis of the global wine trade, from customs data.
Europe's quiet wine business: bulk imports mapped — and the window opening for Argentina
Europe imports 2.35 billion litres of bulk wine a year, a quarter less than a decade ago. Spain supplies 42% and sets the price floor; the southern hemisphere fights over the rest. In 2024 Argentina was a marginal, expensive player. In 2026, at US$0.79 a litre, the window swung open.
Volume up, value flat: Argentine wine exports in the first half of 2026
US$327.6 million (+2.3%) and volume up +12%: beneath a half-year that looks flat on value, the map genuinely moved — bulk wine returned to Europe, Brazil cemented its role as growth engine, the US kept dragging, and the heritage brands gave ground.
Argentine bubbles: domestic market cools as exports enjoy their best decade
Domestic sparkling wine consumption fell 39% in a decade; exports grew 55%, and 2025-2026 is running faster still. An anatomy of the business through INV and customs data: Chandon alone accounts for half of all export value.
Argentina vs Chile: two opposing models for exporting wine
Chile exports almost everything it produces; Argentina consumes most of its own and defends a price under growing pressure. A data-driven comparison of two models, built on customs figures.