Swiss drink significantly less wine

Significantly less wine is drunk in Switzerland Keystone-SDA

Wine consumption in Switzerland fell by almost 8% in 2024 compared to the previous year. Swiss wines are particularly affected by the decline. The authorities speak of a worrying trend.

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The picture is similar in the EU and neighbouring countries, with both white and red wine less in demand. A total of 218.4 million litres of wine were consumed in 2023. This represents a decrease of 18.6 million litres or 7.9%, the Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) said on Tuesday.

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Some 77.4 million litres of Swiss wine were consumed, 16% or 14.7 million litres less than in 2023. The market share of Swiss wines is also shrinking. It amounted to 35.5% last year.

According to the FOAG, the general decline in the consumption of Swiss wines follows one of the weakest harvests in the past 50 years.

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Stocks have therefore only decreased slightly. The supply is still sufficient and varied, the FOAG wrote.

Translated from German by DeepL/ts

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