Russia ranks seventh in the world in sparkling wine imports

Russia ranked seventh in the world in sparkling wine imports in 2025. This follows from calculations by RIA Novosti based on open data and data from the UN Comtrade platform.

The United States became the leader of purchases in January—September, investing $1.04 billion in sparkling wine imports. The United Kingdom took the second position with an indicator of $847.7 million, Japan became the third country with $528.1 million.

Russian imports exceeded $189.4 million during the reporting period. In addition, France, the Netherlands, and Canada were among the top 15 largest buyers of sparkling wine.

Red nose: alcohol consumption is falling in Russia

The decrease in demand is attributed to an increase in excise taxes and rising prices

On January 4, it was reported that Russians consumed a sixth of the world's tangerine imports by the end of 2025. It was noted that in nine months, about 486.8 thousand tons of these citrus fruits were imported into the country, which is 17% of global imports. The United States took the second place in terms of purchases.

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