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Sparkling wine is gaining in importance on the markets every year, and 2021 broke all records, both for export and in France.
“2021 marks a historic year with 23.3 million bottles of Crémant de Bourgogne sold. This corresponds to an increase of +20.4% compared to
compared to 2020 and +9.1% more compared to 2019.” The UPECB, union of producers and elaborators of Crémants de Bourgogne, is pleased with its excellent figures in a press release. The appellation has continued to grow on the market since its creation in 1975. And this, despite the competition: cava in Spain, prosecco in Italy, and other crémants in France: from Bordeaux, Alsace, or even Jura…
The United States is the largest foreign consumer
Thus, the Burgundy bubble takes the lion’s share abroad. Over the past twelve months, it has recorded “strong growth in exports,
+15.3% in volume and +28.8% in value”. More generally, “For the past 10 years, the appellation has seen a clear upward trend in its sales on export markets. At the end of June 2022, AOP sales saw an increase of +13.68% compared to June 2021. It achieves 45% of its sales from exports in 2021, against 43% in 2020, 42% in 38% in 2019. This market continues to grow strongly, with the USA in first place among importing countries, followed by Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Norway and Denmark) and Germany. The appellation is also seeing an increase in the number of bottles sold in Sweden, Japan and Italy, with nearly 400,000 bottles sold in a country that is largely committed to Prosecco.”
Good results that can be explained by several reasons. First, the bubbles as a whole are more and more popular, as well as the whites and rosés. This corresponds to a basic trend among wine lovers, who now favor aperitif consumption. But Burgundy is doing well by taking advantage of its good image, the quality of its crémants – some of which are distinguished by the mentions “eminent” and “great eminent” – as well as by its increasingly fragmented approach (from terroir) of the bubble.
CREMANTS DE BOURGOGNE IN FIGURES
3728 authorized operators
1700 winegrowers who produce grapes
138 houses that produce Crémant de Bourgogne
Area: 2900 hectares in 2022
