The Consorzio tutela vini Valpolicella recorded truly remarkable numbers in the first months of 2021.
“Up sales and prices, down stocks. Valpolicella toasts the early revival of its iconic wines“.
In these first months of the year the Valpolicella area has seen, against all expectations, a notable increase for its wines, both Doc and Docg (Valpolicella, Ripasso, Amarone and Recioto). In fact, an overall growth of 18% was recorded compared to the same period of 2020, for a consideration of 30 million bottles. The 2021 figure also exceeds the bottled quantity by 14% in the first months of 2019.
“Authentic boom for Amarone, which flies in the 5 months at +38%, despite a stuttering Covid January (-24.5%)“. According to the Consorzio della Valpolicella, this is the best performance ever recorded in the latest decade. In fact, 7.4 million bottles were placed on the market in the first 5 months of 2021, 2 million more than last year. The data are also encouraging on the value front: recently there has been a 4.5% increase in the price of bulk wine.
“The bottling of Valpolicella is also back to run, with + 14% thanks also to a very strong acceleration in May (+48%) and in particular the Ripasso, which closes the 5 months of the year +12% “.
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