In a second consecutive 12 months of historic development, U.S. stays the main world export marketplace for Spain’s most well-known white wine
(D.O. Rías Baixas, Pontevedra, Spain) December 13, 2022 – The Spanish wine area of D.O. Rías Baixas has reported a brand new file for annualized gross sales of their famend Albariño white wines within the U.S. market. For the second consecutive 12 months, exports to the U.S. over-performed to succeed in 9% development by quantity or 2.8 million liters, and 13.5% by worth or $19 million in complete gross sales. The U.S. continues to be the main world export marketplace for the Albariño wines of Rías Baixas, representing 30% of complete export share by quantity. This second 12 months of file gross sales within the U.S. spanned August 2021 to July 2022, as reported by the Consejo Regulador of D.O. Rías Baixas, the area’s official governing physique.
This continued development of U.S. exports from D.O. Rías Baixas displays a constant improve in shopper appreciation for the area’s signature Albariño, a local grape selection which traces its origins to the Galician area on the Atlantic Coast of northwest Spain. The Albariño wines of Rías Baixas are favourite alternatives of retail wine patrons and sommeliers, who’ve positioned them as world-class white wines on par with the perfect of France, New Zealand, Austria, and different areas. Crisp and refreshing to style with pronounced citrus, stone fruit, and floral aromas, Albariño wines provide a premium and genuine wine alternative that displays their coastal, Atlantic origins in Spain.
This 12 months’s file gross sales from D.O. Rías Baixas present a direct correlation with the success of the high-quality 2022 harvest which additionally delivered ample quantity to fulfill elevated demand. Yields can range significantly in Rías Baixas owing to pure climate patterns; 2022 supplied an distinctive and plentiful harvest for this small, family-driven rising area. The success of this 12 months’s harvest can also be noteworthy given the continued provide chain challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the battle in Ukraine.
U.S. gross sales positive factors mirror a optimistic development for D.O. Rías Baixas worldwide. Lots of the wineries are multi-generational, family-owned ventures and exports signify a dynamic contribution to financial affect all through Galicia; 107 of the area’s 179 wineries export wine to over 70 international locations worldwide. Perceptions of high quality are additionally very favorable as wineries proceed to report will increase within the common value per liter.
About D.O. Rías Baixas
Denomination of Origin (D.O.) Rías Baixas is famend for the Albariño grape, an indigenous selection that produces a few of the world’s foremost white wines. Positioned within the Galicia area of northwestern Spain, the D.O. was formally established in 1988. Albariño has at all times been the flagship of this coastal area. In Rías Baixas’ distinctive local weather, Albariño shares the identical mineral-rich soils and funky local weather because the world’s main white wine areas, together with Loire Valley, New Zealand, and the Rhine. The USA is Rias Baixas’ most necessary export market and demand continues to develop. Click on right here for extra details about Albariño wines from Rías Baixas.
