Rhône Valley wines - a snapshot
- The Rhône Valley harvest increased in volume by 1% to 3,063,816hl last year, compared to 2015.
- The region has recently enjoyed a number of very successful vintages. 2015 was highly concentrated with some outstanding reds, while 2016 qualifed as a perfect year.
- 85% of the AOC Rhône Valley are exported to 10 destinations.
- The USA, the UK and Belgium are the top three markets, both in volume and value.
- Last year Rhône Valley exported a third of the total volume, and experienced a 2.7% decline compared to 2015, reflecting the downard trend for still wines from France.
- The area under vine has increased by 1% to 70,729 hectares, with 5,300 vineyards.
- Rhône Valley wines are exported to 200 countries in total.
- The vineyards reported a 1.5 billion Euro turnover last year, selling 372 million bottles.
Source: Vinexpo