Italy was the largest producer, with 638 million litres, followed by France and Germany with 312 and 263 million litres, respectively. The fourth position is occupied by Spain with 206 million litres and completing the podium is Portugal with a production of 25 million litres.

The European Union exported 600 million litres of sparkling wine to non-EU countries last year, which represents an 8% drop compared to the 649 million litres exported in 2022.

The European Statistics Office reports that despite the decline in 2023, export levels remained higher than those seen in previous years: 498 million litres in 2018, 528 million in 2019 and 495 million in 2020.

In 2023, the three largest categories of sparkling wine exported were Prosecco with a share of 44% (266 million litres), followed by sparkling wine from fresh grapes with a share of 17% (100 million) and finally champagne with 15% (91 million).