Switzerland is drinking more Swiss wine
21.4.2023
Translation: machine translated
Local wine is in demand. More Swiss wine was drunk last year. However, less wine was drunk overall: Wine consumption is on the decline.
The BLW also knows that we drank 237 million litres of wine in this country in 2022. Most of this was red wine, namely 153.5 million litres, and 83.7 million litres of white wine. Overall, however, this is 18 million litres less than was drunk in the previous year - a decrease of seven per cent.
87 million litres of Swiss wine
On the other hand, Swiss wine recorded a decline of just 2.8 per cent. Last year, we drank 87 million litres of it. Fun fact: unless I've miscalculated, that would be 0.002 per cent of Lake Zurich.
For the first time, the FOAG has also calculated the consumption of Swiss rosé and sparkling wines. At 6.8 million litres, Swiss rosé wines account for 7.7 per cent of Swiss wine consumption. The consumption of Swiss sparkling wine amounted to 0.6 million litres.
And: Thanks to the abundant harvest last year, stocks of Swiss wines are well filled, according to the FOAG. Cheers!
This is how it looks at Galaxus
Less Swiss wine is bought in the Galaxus range compared to overall wine consumption. In 2021, our buyers recorded a share of ten per cent for domestic wines. This will fall by one per cent in 2022. What stands out here is that Swiss white wines were purchased particularly often. In contrast, foreign wines enjoyed above-average popularity among red and sparkling wines.
And the sustainability aspect?
It should be obvious that Swiss wines are fundamentally more sustainable than their counterparts from abroad. The transport routes between Lake Geneva, Ticino and Lake Constance are shorter than imported wine from South Africa, Australia or California. That already saves CO2. If you also drink organic wine, you are more likely to be on the safe side.
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