Friday, 24 October, 2025
The Drinks Business, Sarah Neish
Ireland imported wines worth €165 million in the first half of the year, representing an 8.9% value leap compared to the same period in 2024. Total volume sales saw an even bigger jump, growing by 13.5% to 43.04 million litres in the first half of 2025. Hailing it as a “robust recovery”, analysts have picked out a number of trends behind Ireland’s import success.
Lower-priced fizz
Sparkling wine led the expansion, with fizz imports reaching €16.7 million, an impressive 34.9% increase compared with the first half of 2024, and volume sales shooting up by 58.9%, to 3.44 million litres.
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