Russia's low-alcohol drink sales fall 58% over first nine months

Russian retail sales of low-alcohol drinks fell fifty-eight percent year on year to 548,800 decalitres in January–September 2026, RIA Novosti reported, citing the alcohol and tobacco regulator.

Total alcohol retail sales, excluding beer, beer-based drinks, cider, perry and mead, declined 0.8 percent to 147.32 million decalitres.

Sales of fruit-based products fell 34.5 percent to 1.29 million decalitres. Grape-containing drinks without added ethyl alcohol declined 28.4 percent to 178,800 decalitres, while liqueur wines fell 8.4 percent to 797,500.

Cognac sales decreased 2.6 percent to 8.98 million decalitres. Vodka sales fell 0.5 percent to 53.61 million.

Liqueur and vodka products recorded growth of 10.8 percent to 14.85 million decalitres. Sparkling wine sales rose 4.3 percent to 15.09 million, while grape-containing drinks with ethyl alcohol increased 1.3 percent to 1.04 million decalitres.