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Consumer spending on domestic wine, including bulk imports, fell 7% in the year ended September.
Including imports, wine sales decreased by 9%. Sales in September decreased by 2.5%, as seen in the following chart on the left.
Off-premise (which has been the strongest channel throughout the pandemic) wine sales were up 11% YOY in September, as seen in the following chart on the right.
Sales of domestic wines through Nielsen measured off-premise outlets (which represent 45% of the volume and 23% of the dollars of the total U.S. wine market) grew 16% in the four weeks ended September 5.
The $11-14.99 price points had the strongest growth rate, but greater than $20 grew more than 30%. The strength at the higher price points is one of the top reasons Constellation Brands is selling its lower-priced brands to E&J Gallo.
Restaurant wine sales in the 52 weeks ended August 8th decreased 31%. Direct to consumer shipments of wine increased 17% in September, decelerating as more restaurants have reopened.
