Russia's wine sales drop 2.8% in first seven months
Retail sales of wine and beer in Russia declined in the first seven months of 2026, with significant drops in restaurant alcohol sales and production across multiple segments, while some categories like sparkling wine and liqueur-vodka products saw growth.
Consensus
- Retail sales of grape wine in Russia declined by 2.8% in January–July 2026.
- Sales of grape wine amounted to 31.3 million decaliters in January–July 2026.
- Sales of fruit wine decreased by 36.4% in the same period.
- Sales of liqueur wine decreased by 6.3%.
- Sales of sparkling wine increased by 3.7%.
- Sales of liqueur-vodka products increased by 11.4%.
- Sales of vodka remained at approximately the same level as in the same period of 2025.
- Sales of brandy decreased by 2.3%.
- Total sales of alcoholic beverages with more than 9% alcohol increased by 1.4%.
- Sales of beer decreased by 2.6%.
- Sales of beer-like beverages decreased by 3.8%.
- Sales of mead increased by 7% and cider by 26.2% in the same period, while puerre sales dropped by 25.9%.
Points of divergence
- Restaurant alcohol sales in Russia dropped by 42.4% in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, with wine sales in this sector falling by 44.8%. — kommersant
- Restaurant alcohol sales in Russia fell by 42.4% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, and sales of high-alcohol beverages in this sector dropped by 39.78%. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Production of champagne in Russia fell by 8.9% in January–July 2026 compared to the previous year. — vedomosti
- Production of grape wine fell by 11.3% in January–July 2026. — vedomosti
- Production of liqueur wine fell by 36.1% in January–July 2026. — vedomosti
- Production of fruit-based alcoholic products fell by 33.3% in January–July 2006. — vedomosti
- Production of low-alcohol beverages fell by 46.5% in January–July 2025. — vedomosti
- Production of ethyl alcohol increased 1.6 times in January–July 2026. — vedomosti
- Total production of alcoholic products in Russia fell by 2.4% in January–July 2024. — vedomosti
Coverage (7 sources)
- Retail wine sales in Russia fell by 2.8% over seven months — Коммерсантъ
- In Russia, retail sales of wine and beer decreased over seven months — Интерфакс
- Alcohol sales collapsed in Russian restaurants — The Moscow Times
- Production of champagne in Russia fell by 8.9% over seven months — Ведомости
- In Russia, production of vodka and cognac has fallen — Ведомости
- Wine production in the Russian Federation decreased by 11.3% over seven months, vodka by 4.6% — Интерфакс
- Sales of brut in Russia grew by almost 10% — Коммерсантъ