Sparkling Wine Sales Continue

Latest sales data shows that over 120m bottles of fizz are sold in British shops and supermarkets alone, worth over £850m in 2017. The UK's sparkling wine trade has enjoyed rapid growth in the last five years with volume sales up 89% and up 206% by value. Although sales are now slowing, and no longer showing double-digit growth, ore sparkling wine was sold in the UK in 2017 than in any earlier year. The popularity of fizz has also helped to boost the English wine industry, which was confirmed by Marks and Spencer who saw a 15% rise in English sparkling wine sales in 2017.