Bibendum has announced the addition of two sparkling wine producers to its portfolio: Domaine Alexandre Bonnet and Fidora.  The distributor said that four sparkling wines from each producer will be available to the UK on-trade through Bibendum, and to independent merchants through sister brand Walker & Wodehouse.  Domaine Alexandre Bonnet is a Champagne estate in the village of Les Riceys in the Côte…

The UK has been confirmed as Prosecco’s second-largest global market, following the United States.  Data from January–September 2025 showed that exports to the US grew by 8%. Meanwhile, the UK grew by 1.1%.  France is the third-largest export market, followed by Germany. Elsewhere, exports also grew in Greece and Mexico by 14.5% and 22.4%, respectively.  Overall, Prosecco DOC finished…

The Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG appellation has said that it is expecting positive results from its 2025 harvest.  It noted that yields were back to normal this year after a particularly lean 2022, 2023 and 2024.  On the season, the appellation said that 2025 began well. April to May saw slightly higher-than-average rainfall. June was warm, “bringing healthy vegetative growth and no heat stress,”…

Living in Italy’s Prosecco hills, Sandro Bottega is passionate about Prosecco. He discusses why the fizz should be seen as equal (or superior) to Champagne, other kinds of sparkling wine, and how he makes his vineyards sustainable. How did you get into making Prosecco?It is a family business that I took over in 1983 when my father passed. By that time, I’d already…

Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. And in an interview at last week’s Wine Paris, the Consorzio’s director, Diego Tomasi, says coming up with a shorter name is a major goal for 2024. “Our name is long and not easy to remember,” he says. “So now we are discussing one name – maybe Conegliano Valdobbiadene, maybe CV  –…

Prosecco famously captured the hearts and minds of UK consumers following the 2008/2009 recession. But what are the key trends during the current cost-of-living crisis? Which sparkling categories are bubbling up? And which are losing their fizz? Recent Circana (formerly IRI) off-trade data, shared with Drinks Retailing by Freixenet Copestick, shows some interesting developments. While Prosecco dominates the share of value sales (52%) in the…

From rebounding Champagne exports to the growing popularity of relatively new kid rosé Prosecco, it turns out there’s a sparkling wine for pretty much every occasion – and every price point. According to trade organisation Comité Champagne, total shipments of Champagne in 2021 rose to 322 million bottles, an increase of 32% over 2020. Early indications from the Comité suggest the UK received an…