EU Wine Export Value Falls 13% in 1st 4 Months

Wine exports from the European Union’s 27 member states remain firmly in decline, extending a downturn that has persisted since the start of the year, new preliminary Eurostat data reviewed through April 2026 confirms.

According to the analysis, published by wine industry news outlet inGrapes, the total value of EU27 wine exports fell 13.2% in the January–April 2026 period compared to the same months in 2025, while total export quantity dropped 16.4% over the same timeframe. The decline was more pronounced in intra-EU trade than in exports to non-EU (extra-EU) destinations.

The report notes that the pace of decline has moderated somewhat as the year has progressed: the value shortfall for January–February 2026 alone stood at 23% compared to the prior year, indicating the drop softened slightly by the time April data was factored in — though the overall trend remains negative.

The data reveals significant divergence at the country level. Just five of the 27 EU member states — Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, and Poland — recorded growth in the total value of their wine exports during the January–April 2026 period versus the same months of 2025.

The picture shifts slightly when measured by export quantity rather than value: eight countries — Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Malta, and Poland — shipped greater volumes of wine in the first four months of 2026 compared to a year earlier.

The findings add to a broader pattern of pressure on European wine exporters in 2026, following separately reported declines in EU wine shipments to the United States and drops in Spanish export volumes earlier in the year.