Like perfumes or haute couture, Champagne is one of the products that best embodies the French luxury spirit. And the Champagne houses have successfully created a unique wine and appellation label, with a strong and international image.
Key figures for the champagne market
(source CIVC)
- In value terms, the world’s leading wine-producing region (Revenues : 4,9 billions of euros) ;
- The Champagne Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) region covers around 35,000 hectares (319 districts), with 33,800 hectares in production;
- Winegrowers own 90% of the production area, while the Champagne Houses market 72% of total shipments and 87% of export volume ;
- Available harvest for 2017: 10.800 kg / ha (including release), the equivalent of 295 million bottles
- Grape: a valuable raw material, with €5,75€ to more than €7,45 per kg paid for the 2017 harvest;
- Long-term process to revise the AOC area is underway, with its first impacts expected from 2025.
Strong market
Over the last 50 years, average annual growth of 2.7% in volume since 1950
Evolution of shipments by geographical area since 2000
(Millions of bottles - Source CIVC)
Breakdown of champagne shipments in 2017
(source CIVC)
Development of the top 15 markets outside of France
millions of bottles (source CIVC)
