Top 10 wine brands 2015 7th April, 2015 by Gabriel Stone The wine industry as we know it today owes an inestimable debt to European knowhow and culture, but in commercial terms today’s axis leans in a very different direction. As consumers in France, Spain and Italy cut back their wine consumption, often in favour of other drinks categories altogether, global sales are being propelled forward by countries whose embrace of wine is a relatively recent phenomenon. Last year marked a watershed moment as the US overtook France for the first time to become the world’s biggest wine consumer by volume with annual consumption reaching 29.1 million hectolitres. That certainly helps to explain why US-based brands feature so strongly in this list and suggests that their dominance is set to grow. Indeed, recent IWSR estimates suggest that US wine consumption is due to rise by 11% over the next three years, growth that would put this market’s total at more than double the level anticipated for that former hotbed of interest, China.

Meanwhile there remains plenty of opportunity for those capable of navigating the crowded and highly competitive UK market, where a steady decline in wine consumption is due to reverse in a more positive direction this year. Although much of this growth looks set to be led by sparkling wine, especially Prosecco, IWSR predictions suggest that still wine is also due to share in this bounceback. As if managing the fluctuating fortunes of these established markets wasn’t enough, those at the helm of the world’s biggest wine brands must also decide what role, if any, they can play in rapidly emerging markets such as Africa, where consumption is expected to rise by a third in the decade to 2018. For the moment however, read over the following pages to discover last year’s 10 biggest selling bottled wine brands* and the latest developments that are helping them to stay on top. “Sales figures are based on a combination of data provided by the brand and industry estimates.

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