Amid signs of demand softening in key markets such as the UK and whispers of consumers suffering from ‘prosecco fatigue’, there are signs that sparkling wine's category darling might have lost a little of its attraction - although there are still opportunities for sparklers from all over Italy to pursue.“Sparkling wine growth in the UK has slowed recently, mainly driven by a slight decrease in the country's off-trade sales [-2.1% year-on-year MAT 14 April 2024, according to Circana off-trade data],” says Henkell Freixenet's head of communication, Vanessa Lehmann. “Household
Have we reached peak prosecco? – Category Intel
While sales have slowed in key markets such as the UK, the contributions from emerging markets in Asia and Latin America mean the bubble hasn’t burst for Italy’s sparkling winemakers just yet.

Former newspaper journalist Richard Woodard has been writing about the global wine and spirits industry for nearly 20 years, and is a regular contributor to a number of magazines and websites.



