Russian grape wine sales fall 2.7% in first nine months

Russian grape wine sales fell 2.7% year on year to 40.6 million decalitres in January–September 2026, according to alcohol and tobacco regulator data reported by Interfax on October 16.

Sales of sparkling wine, including champagne, increased 4.3% to 15.1 million decalitres. Fruit wine sales fell 34.5% to 1.3 million decalitres, while liqueur wine sales dropped 8.4% to 797,500 decalitres.

Among stronger drinks, sales of liqueur and vodka-based products rose 10.8% to 14.9 million decalitres. Vodka sales declined 0.5% to 53.6 million decalitres. Brandy sales fell 2.6% to almost 9 million decalitres.

Total sales of drinks with alcohol content above 9% increased 1% to 87.8 million decalitres. Low-alcohol drink sales fell by a factor of 2.4 to 548,800 decalitres.

Total retail sales across the categories covered fell 0.8% to 147.3 million decalitres. That figure excludes beer, beer-based drinks, cider, perry and mead.