News in Numbers

The European Commission has given the green light to an aid package for winemakers in Spain’s Rioja wine region.

US wine group Vintage Wine Estates filed for bankruptcy and is to delist its common stock after failing to pay off $60.5m in debt.

The value of Irish spirits exports dropped 9.3% in 2023 to €1.32bn ($1.47bn).

France is expected to produce lower volumes of wine in this year’s harvest following climatic challenges and vine issues hitting growers.

Brewers in the EU produced 5% less beer in 2023, according to data from the bloc’s statistical office.