The turnover of champagne sales this year would exceed 5.5 billion euros, good for 315 million bottles sold. That is more than the 5 billion euros turnover in 2019, Jean-Marie Barillère, co-chairman of the Comité interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne (CIVC), announced.
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Exports to Anglo-Saxon countries in particular are doing well, said Barillère. “The pandemic has created new consumption patterns. Everything that is linked to being cozy at home, such as champagne, benefits from that,” it sounds.
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The end of the year period is very important for champagne sales, but the industry already expects the record to be broken. Although there is some concern about the impact of the new corona variant Omikron. For example, the sector is wondering whether there will be new additional measures in the catering industry and at events.
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